Gisele Bündchen Forest already shows some results
July 16, 2010 by Equipe Übersite
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In Brazil, July 17th is the Forest Protection Day. To celebrate this date, Gisele’s Blog brings news about the “Gisele Bündchen Forest”.
In 2008, Gisele was in Campinas/Brazil to plant the first seedlings of the “Gisele Bündchen Forest” of the Florestas do Futuro Project (Future Forests, in English). The seedlings were of Erythrina, a species recommended for the restoration of riparian forests and degraded ecosystems and for the maintenance of wild fauna. The symbolic planting was the first step for conservation and reforestation of Mata Atlântica rainforest.
The Mata Atlântica rainforest has one of the richest biodiversities in the world; however, there is only 7% left of its original vegetation. Aiming at recovering this biome, for 10 years, the Foundation SoS Mata Atlântica has been working effectively in forest restoration programs in the Mata Atlantica such as the Florestas do Futuro program to recover riparian forests, which was supported by Grendene and Gisele. The project also seeks to alert the community about the importance of forests, as well as to reinforce the importance of the connection with water for the balance of nature.
Private areas are essential to the project implementation because it is believed that more than half of the remaining biomes are located on private properties. For example Fazenda das Cabras (Goats’ Farm) located in the region of Campinas/Brazil and the State Park of Serra do Conduru in the region of Ilhéus/Brazil, both part of the Gisele Bündchen Forest. The sale of “Gisele Bündchen Seeds” sandal provided the project with more than 25 thousand of seedlings of 100 different species to revitalize the areas. Seedlings were planted according to the characteristic of each region and its biodiversity.
Today the action on the Fazenda das Cabras, which was concluded in May 2009, already shows some changes in the landscape and in some places the trees are more than 1 m high. The planting in the State Park da Serra do Conduru finished in March 2010 and the seedlings, which are in full development now, has begun to stand out in the landscape.
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