It is important to realize at this point that Plant-for-the-Planet does not want to create a plantation with a precisely defined number of tree individuals that will still exist exactly like this after many years. Our goal is to remove carbon dioxide from the air, and the best way to do that is with a stable ecosystem that keeps growing on its own. In other words, it keeps growing and binding more and more CO₂.
With the donated trees – we plant up to 30 different species in Yucatán – we lay the foundation for such an ecosystem, which due to its biodiversity is less vulnerable to some of the consequences of the climate crisis such as drought, fire, floods, (invasive) insects and fungi. The forests we plant should take as much carbon dioxide out of the air as possible for as long as possible, and preferably more and more. And this is only possible with stable ecosystems that are resilient to almost any attack due to their biodiversity.
But: of course, we take the documentation of planted trees very seriously. See question 4.
