Community Forests International plan tree planting at Joggins on 23rd May

Community Forests International’s mission is: “To foster environmental stewardship internationally by establishing community forests, promoting sustainable forestry techniques and initiating environmental education.” The Joggins Fossil Institute is pleased to announce that the Institute has been approached by CFI, who wanted to work with them to plant indigenous trees on the site of the old Roundhouse, to aid in brownfield remediation.

Community Forests International is a volunteer-driven organization, working to connect people and their communities to the forests that sustain them. As the pace of environmental degradation intensifies around the world, the need for positive environmental stewardship and a restored balance between humanity and nature has become a necessity.

Community Forests International was formed when a group of fishermen in Pemba, Tanzania felt the need to alleviate pressure on the marine environment. Looking to provide food and timber sustainably, hundreds of Pembans began planting trees on unused tracts of land in a process of ecological restoration. Today, with support from the international forest community, Pembans plant over 100,000 trees annually for the provision of fruit, nuts, timber and increased habitat while improving the condition of their natural environment.

Building on the belief that a few strong-willed individuals can motivate for positive environmental change, Community Forests International currently supports over 12 communities in Pemba, Tanzania while initiating forest and climate change education around the world.

Jeff Schnurr will be visiting Joggins on the 23rd May with a small group of volunteers to plant 2000 trees of a range of species on the site. Jeff has travelled in over 35 countries before landing in Tanzania, where he began the tree planting initiative that grew into Community Forests International. Comfortable speaking English, Spanish or Ki’swahili, Jeff has done much to spread the techniques of forest renewal around the globe and has planted over half a million trees in the process!

If you would like to volunteer and work alongside Jeff and his team, please come along on the 23rd to the Joggins Fossil Centre.