{"id":9881,"date":"2022-05-31T12:04:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9881"},"modified":"2022-05-31T14:33:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:33:16","slug":"trees-water-people-tree-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/blog\/mission-values\/trees-water-people-tree-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Trees, Water &#038; People: AnswerConnect\u2019s May Tree Planting Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This May, AnswerConnect teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/treeswaterpeople.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trees, Water &amp; People<\/a> to build resilient communities through reforestation projects throughout South America and American Indian reservations in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to learn why <strong>Trees, Water &amp; People<\/strong> make community-building central to all of their eco-friendly projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/6w9waKG62pXjG51XM78hS9JOvRaQl_KPKQB25jJ3mpL3muDPRye_hRZ-iXJR9xoj_tSFuKHacVZWo8mV6fRtBuvaJY1g4z5uiQbyRBJinXuLnHQhHUzFhnFqUZ4FUSer22Dx3aNBTT_reJe4YA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building Resilient Communities&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By working with local experts, <strong>Trees, Water &amp; People<\/strong> educate communities in low-income rural areas about the positive economic and environmental impacts of reforestation and conservation of forests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of these positive impacts include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Improving biodiversity<\/li><li>Habitat restoration<\/li><li>Clean water production<\/li><li>Reducing soil erosion&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these impacts help grow crops and support local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/FImcfrU2u3vIYl6LSyLjT0CFwari2Eh4-watCYH4t23APjfYJVjnONWWcHR_Lcog9mOUvXqoAf2T8ubkn27yKuKdb5KbQNX6VVmNAyFzZKbfmew0ttCzu_fndVhoVzNvPA_li5T-omPCsEcFdQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training Local Communities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trees, Water &amp; People<\/strong> give local communities the training and tools needed to plant, graft, and maintain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/onetree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trees<\/a>. These projects also encourage individuals to contribute to sustainable environments that improve the quality of life for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Employment Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through community tree nurseries, <strong>Trees, Water &amp; People<\/strong> provides employment and community building opportunities. They also offer wages to forest rangers, fire crews, farmers, tradespeople, and more through their efforts in creating and maintaining forests in local areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/IakfY3aOy2wN6WKEqUHsG_dUkWVcYNYY9BHveO1uSuLciUOdD64YaNmr8qF_j892YW3i1pLlOkqRB5_UhxwGszFRe8QNIyqyNdpII_PKErw1OXlKf52cEendvWPBQJLYZijiYBuAyeQ5UED7kQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond tree-planting initiatives, <strong>Trees, Water &amp; People<\/strong> initiated a Justa Stove program in Honduras in 1998 and by 2022, they have installed over 300, 000 stoves in the country with dozens of organisations. They train locals to use the Justa cookstoves, which are now <a href=\"https:\/\/treeswaterpeople.org\/blog-archives-2016-2020\/2019\/02\/26\/dona-justa-a-twp-hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the most widely used and adopted cookstove<\/a> in Honduras. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are over 1,100,000 households in Honduras dependent on firewood for cooking. As part of their tree planting initiatives, Trees, Water &amp; People also help local communities to plant a diverse range of tree species that they can use as sustainable sources of firewood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/RucFtn_SPEmDrrAmEiX-d9jwVQbvI-ZoFnqFXVrkhXLD33ev-MK_ySnGhcZdprbHRWNplt1FPeaUc5lOR0DVO6U0RRcSX210PQcSmUBAgTx3vINT3UcymzrxM7RieRImM47m2p5yniSGg_IdpQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empowering Youth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the United States, Trees, Water &amp; People also train locals in building sustainable energy systems through sun, wind, and nearby rivers. Their Solar Warrior Empowerment Training (SWET) offers workshops to Indigenous students to educate them on renewable energy systems and give them confidence in contributing to their communities\u2019 energy needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are proud to be partnering with Trees, Water &amp; People to help local lives prosper through education and community-building initiatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about AnswerConnect\u2019s other tree planting initiatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/blog\/category\/mission-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trees, Water &#038; People is dedicated to building resilient communities. 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