Reforestation of Central America

The Union for Conservation of Nature, launched their new project on April 6^th. A campaign called Reforestando Centroamerica, is being headed up by the youth Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The young people will be not only planting, but monitoring the growth of some 5 million trees in Central America. Here in Costa Rica, there are plans to plant 5000 trees in mangrove areas and also in some coastal towns.

Only Native species are used in an effort to replicate that which nature itself intended to do.To date some 150 trees have already been planted by students onto the property of a university professor. Their efforts will continue until all of the 5000 trees have found a new home.

2011 was declared the Year of the Forest recently by the United Nations general Assembly. Hopes are that planting trees becomes a habit, in an effort to undo some of the damage we and our ancestors have done. It requires a small amount of time and effort and yet the results are amazing,