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Launch of our reforestation campaign

Our 2021-2022 reforestation campaign is launched! Both the national (“this is your home, welcome to your house” according to the new deputy director of Water and Forests) and the local authorities (“you are going to plant 400 hectares this year, and why not 500 in subsequent years?” according to the sub-prefect of Linko) strongly support our action.

Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts à Conakry  Discours du Sous-Préfet de Linko  Discours du Président d'arboRise à Linko

As for the population directly concerned, they gave us an enthusiastic welcome in the village of Forono. They all thank our association, its members and our donors for contributing to the recovery of the forest cover with our participatory approach.

Arrivée à Forono Accueil à Forono Lancement à Forono

As the first field mission in the framework of our partnership with the Research Group for Forestry Development of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has shown, there will be no shortage of difficulties, as planting trees is by far not the only concern of the population and we will also have to cope with the surprises of Mother Nature. During this reforestation campaign we will have to continually adapt our approach to local conditions.

Experimenting and finding practical solutions to obstacles that arise is our method, which has been successful so far. Also thanks to our local partner Guidre, who once again demonstrated their professionalism and multiple skills during this stay in Guinea. An example? The families who implement our action are cruelly lacking in equipment. We are therefore going to provide them with tarpaulins, which will make it easier to harvest seeds and will also be useful for the women to dry their fonio and cassava crops, and with boots, which are very useful in the rainy season for the families who provide land. We will also create forest management committees in each village, which will support the families on a day-to-day basis, for example in the establishment of hedgerows around the reforested land. We have also strengthened our forestry skills with the involvement of Mr. Kpogomou, an environmental specialist from this region.

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