Author: Philippe Nicod

International Day of Forests: arboRise launches its 2021 reforestation campaign and gets the GREEN light (so to speak) ! Like us, each tree species has its own biorhythm: some fruit in December, others in March, others just before the rainy season. Our harvest will therefore focus on the 15 species whose seeds mature between April and June. This action will allow us to hire 75 families to harvest and pellet 10,000 seeds per seed tree. On the other hand, we will be looking for 75 other families interested in having their uncultivated, difficult-to-access land or young fallow land reforested. In all, our campaign will cover 150 hectares (150 times Trafalgar Square !) with 750,000 pellets of seeds.

 

True to its slogan – we are all sources of energy – Romande Energie is providing financial support for our first reforestation campaign and is thus contributing to global carbon neutrality. We salute the exemplary environmental approach of this company and also the pioneering spirit of its management, which wants to join the arboRise adventure.

The Minister of the Environment, Water and Forests gives his formal approval to the arboRise project. Our association is honoured to be able to count on the official support of the government of the Republic of Guinea, which provides a solid institutional framework for our action. From now on, nothing stands in the way of the implementation of the method arboRise. This ministerial agreement will open many doors in the country and abroad.

The company Keller Flags decided to support arboRise with the slogan “one flagpole – one tree”. We would like to thank the entire Keller Flags team for this welcome financial support, and also for including arboRise in its catalogue: 150,000 copies, what a circulation! That new trees grow each time a flagpole is erected, a beautiful symbol! And if you too want to give trees as gifts, it’s very simple: here are the gifts!

arboRise is present on Tree Nation, which brings together numerous reforestation projects.  Tomorrow’s solutions will emerge thanks to the diversity of proposals. We are also joining forces with the efforts of the TrillionTrees Program on UpLink. And we are launching a crowdfunding campaign on WeMakeIt. Why all this ? Because according to our statutes, we want to experiment with new approaches and share our experiences.

On the day of Saint Marcel, the patron saint of each seedsman, we cross the symbolic threshold of 10,000.- . A good omen for an association that collects one million forest seeds every year! Curious to see what we do with these seeds: have a look on this page

Thank you to the Cactus Sports team in Geneva for their support of the environmental cause and their donation of CHF 1000 arrived on December 23rd, just for Christmas!