Bangladesh Tree Planting For Flood Resilience
Bangladesh, by virtue of its geography, and in terms of per-capita impact, is the most affected country in the world from climate change. Trees can play a vital role in protecting the fragile environment from flood erosion while protecting homesteads and farmland from damage so maintaining food security in densely populated rural areas.
The scientific literature points to the two indigenous tree species, Karoch and Hijol as having the twin benefits of carbon sequestration/capture and environmental sustainability – both of vital importance to the future security of Bangladesh.
The extensive floodplains of Bangladesh are a mixed blessing - on the one hand providing an extensive fertile region, but equally exposing the country to potential devastation. This tree planting project is a contribution to mitigate the consequence of disastrous floods.
£18 buys 36 flood resistant freshwater mangrove trees, both ideally suited to protect the land and its communities from devastating annual flooding.
12 Hijol (Barringtonia acutangula)
12 Koroch (Pongamia pinnata)
12 Cadamba (Neolamackia cadamba)
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A digital certificate is issued to all sponsors (see sample). Logos of Businesses and Institutions can be included.