Projects | Foliumize | Forest restoration

Planting trees.

Respectfully.

Conservation of an indigenous forest

at the heart of

South Africa

Why is Foliumize partnering with Pachamama?

Non-Profit

Non-profit organization.

Trees are planted purely for ecological purposes, with no future financial benefit (no felling or selling of timber, no fruit harvest).

Local Community

Trees are planted by hand by a local team.

The aim is to be able to employ and raise awareness of local communities, towards ecological issues around reforestation.

Experience

The Pachamama team has proven its effectiveness by clearing half a hectare of invasive species, and by planting 2,000 trees between January and September 2020.

Conservation

Knysna Forest is home to many endangered species:

elephants, leopards, snakes, dwarf chameleons, various insects such as bees, or even birds (Knysna Loerie).

20 species

Over 20 different native species have been replanted. The variety of species is essential for soil restoration, preservation of water resources and biodiversity.

Wheelbarrow tree green brouette avec arbre vert

Nursery

A nursery is available on-site allowing quality control and immediate availability of the different species to be planted.

Location

Pachamama is located in South Africa, on the edge of the Garden Route National Park, which protects both fauna and flora such as Fynbos and native trees that are over 600 years old.

Sketched Notice Board training formation

Education

Pachamama is also a place of knowledge sharing.

Training sessions are organized on-site each year on topics such as permaculture, reforestation, or eco-construction.

Commitment

Discover Pachamama's commitment to restoring of soil, forests and biodiversity explained by Chris Nash, the leader of the forest restoration project:.

Meet the Pachamama team

Christopher

Nash

Manager of the forest

restoration project &

Founder of Bioharmonic (Nursery).

Full-time resident of Pachamama.

Werner Avontuur

Beekeeper & Forestry expert with more than 20 years of experience.

Important member of the local community.

Forest restoration by Pachamama

Team planting a seedling	Yellow-wood freshly planted Yellow-wood planted on the reforestation site.	Knysna Loerie showing biodiversity at Pachamama thanks to the forest restoration project and border with the national parc
Forest resotration site - Landscape Landscape view of the forest restoration site at Pachamama	Freshsly planted seedling being mulched Team member mulching a freshly planted tree	Keurboom nursery lots of little keurbooms in their nursery waiting to be planted
Team member reforesting Team member building the water catchment around a freshly planted tree seedling	Sunbird Sunbird resting in a tree. A beautiful example of biodiversity at Pachamama forest restoration and reforestation project	aerial view from freshly planted seedling Freshly planted seedling
seedling ready to be planted Seedling ready to be planted