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Reforestation in Antanetiambo Nature Reserve:
Planting 10,000 Trees
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over 20 species of trees. We’ve planted fast-growing trees such as acacia, mandrorofo,
and hinstina; hardwoods such as palissandre and ebony; fruit trees such as sapoty, coro-
sol, rotro, jack fruit and mango; medicinal trees such as uapaka, hinstinkintsana and
foraha; as well as endemics like haramy and raffia.
For the future,
we hope to con-
tinue our three
nurseries as well
as create a fourth
nursery located
in Belaoka, a vil-
lage
bordering
Antanet i ambo .
In Belaoka, we
hope to teach the
local people the
basics of working
in a tree nursery
as well as offset
some of the pres-
sure for illegal
logging in Anta-
netiambo. As for
the three nurser-
ies that are al-
ready
working
diligently,
we
hope that they take a little bit more responsibility in the following year and together we
will create a business plan for them to sell trees as an added source of income and rely
less on outside funding. It is gratifying and very encouraging that everyone seems to en-
joy the work. None of the adults complain about the time they spend each week in the
nursery and the students were all fascinated to learn how to plant seeds. By far, the most
rewarding aspect is seeing the smiles on their faces when the seeds grow and become
healthy seedlings. I can only hope that they keep planting trees and keep smiling in the
future.
New seedlings soon to be planted in Antanetiambo
Photo by Nicholas Reed-Krase