What They Mean by "Sustainable" Forests

A que hora es? Oh yeah 2 yrs of Spanish

Sustainable Harvests, our other tree-planting partner would like to thank you fellow GreenDimers for all your support this past year. They are doing some amazing things in Central American rain forests. Here are some their highlights in addition to the millions of trees they planted.

-Converted 6,000 acres to sustainable uses, ergo saving 30,000 acres from slash-and-burn destruction.

-Improved nutrition through more than 200 organic vegetable gardens.

-Increased farm income up to 800%.

-Built 165 wood-conserving stoves (saving 1,650 trees per year)

What caught my eye were the wood-burning stoves.  Apparently people were using open fire places in their homes breathing smoke fumes equals to 8 packs of cigs a day. The pic is a lorena stove provided by Sustainable Harvests for cooking and heating while the smoke is funneled out of a chimney. Very cool solution.

Thanks GreenDimers and Happy Holidays,

-Sanjiv