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trees planted 1,400,495

hectares restored 726

since 2017

Restoring the Daka river

Hundreds of villages in northern Ghana depend on the Daka river for drinking, washing, cooking, and farming. But due to deforestation, the river dries out for months on end. Helping trees grow along its banks will restore the water level and prevent erosion. The trees also provide another benefit: fruit and nuts!

We are planting trees along the banks of the Daka river

Our partner TREE AID has set up women's collectives that make a living from shea and baobab trees

We plant fruit and nut trees to help provide an income for local communities

Partners

TREE AID

Planting method

Tree nurseries, FMNR

Planting season

June-August

Main threats

Overgrazing, deforestation, unsustainable land use, unpredictable weather

Wildlife protected

Pangolin

Challenges

Conservation needed for the project to be sustainable

We also bring forests back using a technique called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR)

Selling produce that grows on trees helps to pay for school fees

Growing fruit trees in agroforestry systems benefits nature and the local community

Top trees species

Khaya senegalensis

Native Species Endangered

Cassia sena

Native Species

Ziziphus mauritiana

Native Species Endangered

Ceiba Pentandra

Native Species

Parkia bilobosa

Native Species

Anarcadium occidentale

Meet The Baobab Collective

The women creating a superfood from trees

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