The Giving Tree: Fighting Climate Change and Strengthening Communities in Nicaragua

Title: The Giving Tree: Fighting Climate Change and Strengthening Communities in Nicaragua
Description: The Giving Tree: Fighting Climate Change and Strengthening Communities in Nicaragua is an initiative from Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere with one of the worst rates of deforestation in the region. CRS is engaging rural Nicaraguans, who have an average employment income of $3/day, in planting 310,000 indigenous trees in land on or near their small farms. These trees will remove from the atmosphere approximately 67,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, over their full lives. Farmers will be paid annually for a 10-year period to maintain and nurture these trees, and additional investment will be made in the communities.; link to webpage
Date Created: October 27, 2016
Creator: Catholic Relief Services
Denomination: Christian
Sub-Tradition: Catholic
Audience: All audiences/General public
Faith Based Organization: Catholic Relief Services
list of authors: Rebekah Kates Lemke