Sustainability
Forest Restoration
Plant 3 million trees
4,000 hectares to be Restored
3.3 million tonnes of Carbon Dioxide to be Mitigated
In 2022 we engaged in the Eden Reforestation Projects to plant 3.7 million trees in Matica Sede, Mozambique, over a period of four years beginning January 2022.
Deforestation is responsible for around 11 percent of global carbon emissions. Restoring forests is an important solution to reversing climate change and improving biodiversity.
The Soneva Foundation started forest restoration in Thailand in 2011 and has since expanded to Mozambique, Nepal and the Philippines. These projects will restore 4,000 hectares of natural forest by planting 5.2 million trees from a variety of native species by 2025.
The Soneva Foundation’s philosophy on forest restoration is to use a wide variety of indigenous tree species, which are planted by the local community.
To date, the Soneva Foundation has planted nearly 3 million trees.
Matilde Augusto Oliveira plants a tree in Matica Sede, Mozambique.
Matilde Augusto Oliveira plants one of the 3.7 million trees in Matica Sede, Mozambique
“I love to work in the forest,” says Jossefa Pedro Faustino.
Alcidio Francisco loves preparing seedlings that will be planted in the forest.
Chinga Chingore Raunde prepares a seedling that will be planted in the forest.
Nursery at Matica Sede, Mozambique.
Nursery and planting area at Matica Sede Mozambique.
Royal Project at Nong Hoi’s forest now has a closed canopy, which helps provide crucial habitat, regulates temperature and moisture, supports diverse ecosystems, and helps mitigate climate change through carbon storage.
The Soneva Forest Restoration Project restored three main sites at Doi Paa Maa in Sri Lanna National Park, Royal Project at Nong Hoi and Pai River Watershed Wildlife Sanctuary.
A local hill tribe woman plants one of 161,000 trees planted at the 104 acre site (a former manganese mine) at Sri Lanna National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
A local hill tribe girl plants one of 161,000 trees planted at the 104 acre site (a former manganese mine) at Sri Lanna National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
