The right tree in the right place


	Angsana Resort and Spa
	Tourism Tree Partners - November 2008

Regular tree planting days ensure the ‘right tree in the right place’.

We all know trees play a role in the fight against climate change. What is most important is planting the right tree in the right place, for the long-term, to generate maximum effect. Rainforest tree species planted in natural rainforest climate areas grow very quickly and usually require no watering beyond the local rainfall.

The Australian Greenhouse Office estimates that a single hectare of replanted tropical rainforest will ‘sequester’ (store), on average, more than 700 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 20 years. The average Australian household is probably responsible for emitting about 400 tonnes in 20 years.

All new plantings conducted by the ARF are protected for the lifetime of the trees under the covenants that protect the land. By extending our rainforests by planting new mixed species of rainforest trees the ARF is helping breathe life back into the environment while recovering rare, threatened and endangered plant and animal species, including the endangered ‘Gardener of the Rainforest’ – the Cassowary.

November 2008

Tourism partners tree day in the Daintree

A hugely successful online marketing campaign launched in March 2008 by joint partners Tourism Queensland, Tourism Tropical North Queensland and Port Douglas and Daintree Tourism resulted in 3,000 trees being earmarked for planting by the ARF in the Daintree.

In November 2008 representatives from all three sponsoring partners joined ARF staff on the George Mansford Reserve rehabilitation site at Cape Tribulation to plant a share of the 3,000 quota.

Our thanks go out to all willing and happy workers; Doug Ryan (Port Douglas Daintree Tourism), Alison Dendall, Sarah Jenyns and Tony Broadhurst (Tourism Queensland) and Marcus Brady (TTNQ) and of course the ARF Team!

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