Niger Delta Reforestation, Nigeria
Location
Nigeria
SDGs Contribution
8
Solution Type
Protected Reforestation
Programme Type
Multi-site
Project Location
Fact File
💼 10 full-time jobs created.
🎓 400 women trained with specialized knowledge on project activities.
🐟 Mangrove swamps provide a habitat for fish and other sea life.
🦎 Provides habitat for native reptile and bird species
Partnership &
Certification
About this Project
The Problem
The Niger Delta, on Nigeria’s Atlantic coast, is Africa's largest wetland. It is home to more than 20 million people and has one of the highest concentrations of biodiversity on our planet, but the abundance of life in this ecosystem has degraded over the past decades. The symbiosis of fauna and flora has been interrupted by illegal logging activities, which harm the ecosystem and put local livelihoods at risk.
The Solution
Everi and Furthr support and manages this project to reforest degraded areas, build up knowledge and create livelihood alternatives in the local communities by aiming to plant 1,000,000 red mangroves every year in partnership with local organisations. During the process of photosynthesis, our blue carbon project will reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by storing it in the coastal and marine ecosystem of the project region.
SDG Contributions
