Reforestation

Tree 4 life project

-This is an example of reforestation that is already carried out.

They will use two methods to achieve seed dispersion. "The first involves planting pioneer species in small "islands" surrounding a large central area (diversity island) that is planted with pioneer, secondary, and climax species.(This consists 30%, or 134 hectares, of the project site's total pasture.)  The second consists of planting many small islands with a mix of pioneer, secondary and climax species"

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Legend:

 g = Islands with pioneer species only

 n = Island with pioneer, secondary and climax species
 
 

Using this method, they say they can achieve the "restoration of native forests on at least 90% of current pasture areas on the Project Site through reforestation (30%), and natural and assisted regeneration (60%)"

In detail, please refer to http://www.tree4life.com/ingles/thank_in.htm
 

Their way of gathering funding is also interesting. Here is the explanation. (http://www.tree4life.com/ingles/thank_in.htm )

The Tree4life Site was founded in June 2000  to help  the Rainforest in Brazil using the the internet. At no cost to themselves, visitors to the Tree4life Site  donate free a tree to help the reforestation. The tree donations are paid for by the site's sponsors. Visitors who click on the donate button are shown a "Thank you For Your Donation" page that confirms their donation and displays the banners of the sponsors who paid for it. The focal point of this page are the sponsor banner ads.