Hochburg-Ach: Christmas trees for Tanzania-a contribution to reforestation

Hochburg-Ach: Christmas trees for Tanzania-a contribution to reforestation

Hochburg-Ach. An exciting initiative called "Christmas trees that bear fruits" aims to support a reforestation project in Tanzania. This campaign also receives support from local Christmas tree builders in the Braunau district. The background is complex and show the importance of this initiative for the affected region.

in Tanzania, more precisely in the Mara region, climate change has devastating effects on the people who live there. The rain often fails up to two years, which leads to enormous difficulties for agriculture. When rainfall occurs, floods that destroy the fields and harvests are often added. Against this background, the reforestation becomes a survival measure.

sustainable support from local measures

The initiative "Christmas trees that bear fruits" enables the Upper Austrian Christmas tree builders to actively contribute to reforestation. So far, this campaign has already planted 100,000 tree seedlings. The special thing about this project is that two tree seedlings are planted in Tanzania for every euro that is donated when selling Christmas trees. This is done by working with the organization that specializes in such projects.

To ensure that the plantings bring the greatest possible benefit for the local people, a targeted selection of the seedlings is based. The focus is on particularly fast -growing and drought -resistant varieties. This increases the survival rate of the plants and helps the people on site to adapt to the climatic challenges.

The initiative not only shows the commitment of the Christmas tree builders from the region, but also the interweaving of local agriculture and global environmental issues. If you are looking for more information about this commendable project, you can find it on the website of the organization at www.seisofrei-ooe.at/christbaumktion2024/ .