The Philippines is a melting pot of cultures, landscapes and species. Its diverse habitats, tropical climates and geographical isolation provide the perfect setting for a wide range of plant and animal species; some found nowhere else in the world.
However, its status as a biological hotspot also makes the Philippines an area of significant conservation concern, with 76% of its forests being lost to industrial agriculture, mining and logging since the 1970s.
Working with Eden Reforestation, we aim to reverse this loss and plant for a greener future together with local communities.
Canitoan-Pagatpat
Site coordinates: 8°26’31.4″N 124°34’43.1″E
Size: 1,360 Hectares
Planting partner: Eden Reforestation Project
Forest type: Tropical deciduous (Tectona Grandis, Pterocarpus Indicus, Cordia Myxa, Garuga Floribunda Decne and Shorea Contorta)
Working hand-in-hand with the local Canitoan and Pagatpat communities, this tree planting project is restoring tropical deciduous forest to help improve water retention, enhance biodiversity and counteract climate change.
What’s unique about this project is that by helping reforest this environmentally significant landscape, we’re also helping the Canitoan community receive legal title to the land, thanks to a 25-year agreement with the local government. This is therefore a project of significant environmental, cultural and economic benefits for the communities involved.
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UN SDGs
By planting trees in the Philippines we’re helping support 10 of the 17 UN SDGs:
Goal 1 - No poverty
Hiring community members to reforest mangroves
Goal 2 - Zero hunger
Providing communities with the means to purchase and grow food
Goal 3 - Good health & wellbeing
Providing meaningul work and supportive communities
Goal 5 - Gender equality
Providing women and men with work and the means to support themselves
Goal 8 - Decent work & economic growth
Creating jobs and opportunities to boost the area
Goal 10 - Reduced inequalities
Lifting people out of poverty and allowing them to earn a living
Goal 13 - Climate action
Planting trees that will go on to sequester CO2 in the future
Goal 14 - Life below water
Providing water filtration, improving habitats and regulating rainfall
Goal 15 - Life on land
Reducing flooding, providing habitats and improving soil quality
Goal 17 - Partnership for the goals
Working together to support sustainable development for our planet
UN SDGs
By planting trees in Kenya we’re helping support 10 of the 17 UN SDGs:
Goal 1 - No poverty
Goal 2 - Zero hunger
Goal 3 - Good health & wellbeing
Goal 5 - Gender equality
Goal 8 - Decent work & economic growth
Goal 10 - Reduced inequalities
Goal 13 - Climate action
Goal 14 - Life below water
Goal 15 - Life on land
Goal 17 - Partnership for the goals