Month: November 2021

The Indosuez Foundation (Switzerland) – patron of numerous institutions in French-speaking Switzerland – is making it possible to implement our 2021-2022 reforestation campaign through a significant donation. The action of arboRise is fully in line with the commitment of the Indosuez Foundation (Switzerland) « …in projects with a sustainable and concrete environmental impact. In this way, we work towards the conservation and preservation of the environment, particularly forests, economic development and the empowerment of local communities ». The amount allocated by the Foundation will finance all the contributions made to the 200 seed families and 200 land families during the 2021-2022 reforestation campaign !

The arboRise committee expresses its deep gratitude for the recognition shown by this donation. A huge THANK YOU!

The young shoots from our spring reforestation campaign are already looking good ! It only took the six months of the rainy season for them to take firm root in the soil. Unlike nursery-raised plants, they do not suffer from the shock of transplanting and their root system is stronger. Fortunately, their survival in the dry season depends on the depth of their roots.

It is also interesting to note that these young shoots have germinated despite strong competition from weeds. So the clearing that we are asking the families who own the land may not be necessary…

These young shoots must now escape from the goats who like woody plants (cattle prefer herbaceous plants). The second threat to the saplings is bushfire. This is why we encourage landowning families to plant hedgerows (barriers against cattle) and build firebreaks around the land.

The low-tech approach of arboRise is based on Mother Nature. It is slow and full of uncertainties but it is sustainable.

Die Volkart Stiftung unterstützt die Aktivitäten von arboRise in den nächsten drei Jahren nachhaltig mit einer jährlichen Großspende. Dieser Beitrag und die Arbeit von arboRise stehen ganz im Zeichen der Vision der Volkart Stiftung: “Die Vision eine Gesellschaft, in der die Menschen respektvoll zusammenleben, ihre Meinung informiert bilden und der Umwelt Sorge tragen. Dafür unterstützt die Volkart Stiftung seit Generationen Projekte und Institutionen, welche den Gemeinsinn innerhalb der Gesellschaft unterstützen, unkonventionelle Ansätze fördern und öffentliche Reflexionsräume schaffen.” Der Ausschuss von arboRise ist sehr dankbar für die Anerkennung, die diese Spende und die damit einhergehende Beratung und Vernetzung mit sich bringt: ein großes DANKESCHÖN!