Brazil plants 840,000 trees to restore 607 hectares of Atlantic Forest and reconnect wildlife habitats after 20 years of conservation
- PC: REGUA/ World Land Trust (WLT)Brazil’s Atlantic Forest has lost much of its original cover after centuries of exploitation and deforestation.
- A conservation partnership between World Land Trust (WLT) and Brazilian NGO Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA) has spent two decades protecting the remaining forest and restoring damaged habitats.
- REGUA has planted 840,000 trees on degraded land, restoring 607 hectares (1,500 acres) to forest.
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- PC: REGUA/ World Land Trust (WLT)Brazil’s Atlantic Forest has lost much of its original cover after centuries of exploitation and deforestation.
- A conservation partnership between World Land Trust (WLT) and Brazilian NGO Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA) has spent two decades protecting the remaining forest and restoring damaged habitats.
- REGUA has planted 840,000 trees on degraded land, restoring 607 hectares (1,500 acres) to forest.
Sources: Times of India