We source all our trees through local organizations and community run tree nurseries, some of which are in remote locations where work is scarce.

This way we help provide local farming communities with extra work and income by buying native trees on a contractual basis; we wish to stimulate these activities and help provide employment in the countryside to reduce city labour migration.



With each new reforestation area, we expect to develop a new tree nursery, depending of course on local availability of plants and the scale of the reforestation exercise. As part of the process we plan to develop marketing and business skills that will aid the survival of the tree nursery.




Tree species that will be produced and reforested include:

Below 2500 m	Above 2500 m
Aliso, Alnus jorullensis	Yagual, Polylepis lanuginose
Cedro, Cedrella montana	Rosa, Vallea stipularia
Arrayán, Marcia splendens	Quishuar, Buddleis incana
Tocte, Juglans geotrópica Diels	Llín Llín, Cassia canescens
Nisparo, Meliosma sp	Pumamaquí, Oreopanax ecuadorensis
Fresno	Molle, Schinus mulle
Yaloman	Guatze, Freziera canescens
Guaba, Inga lallensis Spruce	Capulí, Prunas serotina

Native Tree Species

We only plant native species as these are adapted to the local ecosystem, unlike non native pine or eucalyptus trees. Native species are non-damaging and will actually help the ecosystem by stimulating biodiversity, helping the reintroduction of other species of flora and fauna. Whereas pine and eucalyptus trees damage local ecosystems with their excessive demands on the water table that lead to reduced plant diversity and possibly desertification.


These two photos demonstrate quite clearly the difference in biodiversity of a native forest compared with a non native eucalyptus plantation.

Native Andean Forest at approximately 2800m	Eucalyptus Forest at approximately 2800m