by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Three hundred thousand trees planted in four years tell so much about the success of the Mirema forest<\/strong> restoration project in Kenya<\/strong>. This unusual project, said<\/a> the U.S. NGO Mongabay, is now attracting a growing interest as it sets a new benchmark for many forest protection and regeneration initiatives.<\/p>\n Located 480 kilometers far from the capital Nairobi, the forest had been devastated for decades under the pressure of coal and gold mining. Widespread deforestation had favored hydrogeological instability, thus worsening the impact of floods<\/strong>. Hence the need to intervene with tree plantings to revive the land. Nothing new except for a major detail. The initiative, in fact, was made possible not through a government plan but thanks to the effort of the local community<\/strong>, which formed a new organization called Mirema Community Forest Association (CFA<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Five years ago, the Mirema Forest in Kenya had no trees left.<\/p>\n When the local community saw what had happened, they decided to help restore the forest.<\/p>\n So far, they've planted 300,000 trees and successfully regenerated 50% of the forest.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf31 pic.twitter.com\/PBwCaZcGyV<\/a><\/p>\n — Goodable (@Goodable) February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n