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Haiti desperately needs new forests. Only 2% of Haiti’s tree-cover remains today. The result of deforestation in Haiti has been devastating. The lack of land cover causes reduced levels of normal rainfall and lowers crop yields. Also, deforestation causes the loss of topsoil at alarming rates, the silting over of riverbeds and the pollution of water. Deforestation hastens the destruction of coral reefs in areas where silt drains into the ocean, and causes severe/deadly mudslides as well as the destruction of water sources and usable agricultural lands. Without new forests, Haiti can hardly hope to recover and rebuild a peaceful nation. Since 1998, the QUIXOTE CENTER/HAITI REBORN has partnered with local groups in Gros Morne to build a reforestation program. The program is based at the Jean Marie Reforestation Center, which houses a tree nursery, garden, and model forest. The nursery produces 100,000 tree seedlings a year. Farmers and community leaders come to the center to learn about sustainable agriculture and forestry techniques. Here, they receive tree seedlings--fruit trees, as well as pine and mahogany trees--and go back to their villages with information about planting and caring for new forests. Also, satellite nurseries are planned to provide greater access to seedlings and broaden the geographic reach of this project into northern Haiti. Tree donors can make a huge difference in Haiti. For the gift of one dollar, one tree seedling will be planted in Haiti, in an environment where that tree will be respected and protected as a supreme asset for a growing nation. |
$100 nurtures and plants 130 trees
$50 nurtures and plants 60 trees
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