Reforesting the world's oldest island

Madagascar is home to over 200,000 species that don't exist anywhere else in the world. But 90% of the island's forests have been destroyed. That's why we're planting mangrove trees along the coast and deciduous trees slightly further inland.
Mangroves prevent the soil from washing into the sea, are home to an astonishing array of species, and equester record-breaking amounts of carbon. We are also planting narrow forest corridors that reconnect remaining forest patches.
Together with Tropical Biodiversity Social Enterprise (TBSE) we’re working on connecting remnant forest patches in Madagascar’s Easternmost forest called Ambatotsirongorongo. In Ivohiboro, an isolated patch of rainforest in southeastern Madagascar, we are working with Phoenix Conservancy to plant “Foxhole Forests”, an innovative method that combines rainforest nucleation, fire protection, and agroforestry methods, which will eventually connect forest patches.