Through their "Trees for Zambia" project, Cape Town-based social enterprise Greenpop aims to fight the deforestation in the Livingstone area. The goals of this project are to plant indigenous trees in protected national parks and concessions, plant fruit trees at schools, educate the local community about the importance of trees, and develop micro tree-nurseries that will give local community members an additional revenue - and that will give trees a direct value.
The initial three-week campaign in July will see over 5 000 trees planted with the help of around a hundred international volunteers. After the initial project, Greenpop will establish a permanent base in Livingstone and continue the planting and education programs on a smaller scale.
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