Progress report for
Eden Reforestation Projects
Achievement at a glance
In 2020, Eden Reforestation Projects (Eden) has planted 196,284,889 mangroves, tropical and dry deciduous trees in Madagascar, Mozambique, Haiti, Nepal, Indonesia and Central America.Eden Reforestation Projects added two additional project nations in Central America: Nicaragua and Honduras, where they planted a combined total of 216,577 trees in 2020.
Eden Reforestation Projects has over 26,000 part and full-time employees in their project nations growing, planting and protecting trees to maturity. Additionally, Eden prioritizes gender equality when making hiring decisions. For example in 2020, the female to male employment ratio in Nepal was 5532:4636.
Altogether, Eden has restored 19,011 hectares of vital habitat for a wide array of endangered species including Nepal’s Bengal tiger and Madagascar’s ruffed lemur.
Challenges faced in implementation
The impact of COVID-19 slowed down the number of new sites Eden could begin and new project nations they could open.There were also hurricanes in Central America that limited their ability to scale to the extent that they had planned. Other natural disasters that limited the teams’ abilities to plant and visit sites in 2020 included floods in Nepal, fires in Madagascar, hurricanes in Haiti, landslides in Kenya, and cyclones in Mozambique.
Next Steps
Open new project nations and continue to expand Eden's impact in the nations where they are currently planting.Eden Reforestation Projects will continue to build the infrastructure that allows them to further scale their operations in order to achieve their goal of planting 240 million trees in 2021.
Beneficiaries
Local community members living in extreme poverty received employment in the countries where Eden Reforestation Projects operates.
Actions
Eden Reforestation Projects' Employ to Plant methodology starts with hiring people living in extreme poverty to grow, plant, and guard to maturity native species forests on a massive scale.Through the fair and consistent wages employees earn by planting trees, they can begin to afford daily necessities such as food and healthcare.