21/03/2021
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL FORESTS DAY!
The International Day of Forests is celebrated every year on March 21st all over the World. Red Ape Forest Sugar came out of our collaboration with the Masarang Foundation, named after the Masarang Mountain, where in the last 20 years steep denuded slopes of this old volcano mountain chain have been restored with 100.000 Cempaka and Wasian trees, and numerous other tree species in smaller quantities. These two tree species were almost gone and are now aagain the most important timbers for the traditional wooden houses in this region of North Sulawesi.
Masarang made agreements with local authorities on the obligation of the recipients of seedlings to maintain them. Recipients are allowed to harvest them when the trees are fully grown but have then the obligation to do that in a staged way to reduce erosion and to replace the harvested trees with newly planted trees. Masarang has already produced a quarter of a million sugar palm seedlings that are now planted all over Indonesia. The sugar palms only grow well in mixed forests and provide more than 60 useful products amongst which the most valuable are palm sugar, palm fibers, palm fruits and palm timber.
Read more about Masarang, such as the clean drinking water project, by clicking on the link.
And consider donating to this fantastic foundation!
We need your support for the important work of Masarang. All donations go directly to our programs in Indonesia.
