Trees for Afghanistan
An appeal to pay tree credits to all tree growers worldwide, starting in Afghanistan.
Ongoing experience in SriLanka with replanting rainforest by volunteers and the inability to claim carbon credits at village level, made us think of and propose the following scheme to reward all those who plant trees along roads, on marginal lands etc.
Paying for planting trees might have an enormous positive influence:
• Fights global warming,
• Improves local climate and environment
• Infuses cash into rural communities, brings hope for stable future
• Create jobs and self employment
• Stimulates social cohesion through “tree clubs”
• Tree clubs will initiate other energy saving projects
• Brings pride to rural folk that they help to solve a global problem
• Can reach grassroots without extra levels of aid workers
• Might even work in conflict situation
Trees for Afghanistan
An appeal to pay tree credits to all tree growers worldwide, starting in Afghanistan.
Ongoing experience in SriLanka with replanting rainforest by volunteers and the inability to claim carbon credits at village level, made us think of and propose the following scheme to reward all those who plant trees along roads, on marginal lands etc.
Please visit our FAQ section for answers to specific questions regarding the Tree Credits initiative.
Treeplanting in Boralugoda, Sri Lanka
