by Kika Gusmao | Aug 12, 2024 | home, impact, Success stories
Finding the motivation to plant again Javier Torres Espino, from Puerto Rico, has been a part of our Global Tree Initiative’s community since its inception. We heard again from Javier last week and were delighted to learn about his recent planting story. Javier...
by Kika Gusmao | Aug 5, 2024 | Blog, home
In tune with the season A vibrant, fresh salad is all I want to eat during warm Summer days. There probably is a biological reason for that, as well as an interesting ecological response. Let’s see what I mean… Our bodies (as well as those of other species) have...
by Kika Gusmao | Aug 5, 2024 | home, impact, Success stories
Planting trees for the elephants and the forest Last week, we shared our first story featuring Mr. Bijaya Kumar Dash where we heard about his love for elephants, gentle creatures from the forest. This week’s story tells about another tree-planting event...
by Bengu | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, home
The Amazonian Agouti makes its home in Middle, South and Central America. Belonging to the rodent family, they are larger than the common rodents but smaller than Capybaras. Their coloration ranges from brown, reddish and blackish. Their appearance resembles the...
by Bengu | Jul 31, 2024 | home, News, Team
Welcome to the team Heather! We are happy to welcome Heather to our team of volunteers as our regional coordinator. Originally from the UK, Heather now resides in the Sydney area, Australia. She has followed Osel Hita’s projects over the years and being a huge nature...
by Kika Gusmao | Jul 29, 2024 | home, impact, Success stories
In love with elephants Welcome to another success story; today, the report comes from India. Mr. Bijaya Kumar Dash reported having planted 30 trees from several species – Banyan, Pipal, Jamun, Mango, Karanj, Ambeda, and Jackfruit. Mr. Dash told us a little bit...
by Kika Gusmao | Jul 22, 2024 | home, impact, Success stories
Replanting Trees at Sakubva Mutare, Zimbabwe Back in December 2023, during the National Tree Planting Day in Zimbabwe, Manica Youth Assembly (MAYA) got together to plant trees. “We planted 220 trees. Fast forward to June 21, 2024, we realized some of the trees had not...
by Bengu | Jul 22, 2024 | Blog, home
Living Simply in the 21st Century “Living simply” has become somewhat trendy in recent years, but what does it realy mean? We asked Mark this very question. Have a look at what he has to share: When we depend less on industrially-produced consumer...
by Bengu | Jul 18, 2024 | Articles, Education, home
The Forest Gardeners: Lemurs as Nature’s Pollinators Welcome back to our series of articles the pollinating mammals! The previous pollinating mammals article was Ella’s “Fruit Bats”. Pollination has always fascinated me, and just when I thought...
by Kika Gusmao | Jul 15, 2024 | Blog, home
A Visit with Mangrove Trees in the Florida Keys By Jennifer Troyan The Florida Keys consist of a series of tropical islands extending approximately 120 miles from the southernmost point of Florida, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. This...
