Trees for Homes
A tree planted for every sale and letting
At Bracketts, we are passionate about working towards a greener, more sustainable future and protecting our beautiful planet. We are implementing a number of small initiatives, which we hope will make a big impact. One of those initiatives is our Trees for Homes Scheme.
We want to play our part in making a greener impact so we have partnered with More Trees and from the beginning of 2022 we have been planting one tree for every house we sell or let.
Every tree planted will help absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, store rainwater, provide farms with work to support the local economy, give someone an income and skill to feed their family, protect animals and birds from deforestation and increase rainfall that purifies water and improves crop yields.
How does it work?
We arrange via our partners at THG More Trees, Veritree and Forest Focus for one tree to be planted for every house we sell or let. These charities work with local communities employing people living in extreme poverty to produce, plant and protect tens of millions of trees every month. As the forests are restored, new economic opportunities for self-sufficiency, improved health and education are provided. To help ensure that the trees develop into mature forests, native species are planted in the right place at the right time of year through a variety of production methods. After 4 – 6 years, many of these trees naturally regenerate, and the ecosystems start to flourish again.
Where are the trees being planted?
Kenya is home to an estimated 1,847 species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles as well as 6,505 types of vascular plants. Kenya’s forests are also some of the most ecologically diverse on the planet.
In recent decades, Kenya has become one of the world’s top biodiversity conservation priorities because of its endemic species and severe habitat loss rates. This has mostly been driven by human activities such as logging, charcoal burning and illegal agricultural settling. This has led to widespread deforestation.
In response to the large-scale loss of mangroves in Kenya, THG / ECO MoreTrees are working with local communities to restore mangrove forests in Mombassa, Kenya.
Mombassa, Kenya is a coastal city steeped in history and culture and local communities rely on the mangrove ecosystem for employment, livelihoods and nutrition. However, unprecedented urbanisation has led to the conversion of significant areas of former mangrove forest to other land uses. This, together with a lack of effective governance has led to over-exploitation and over-harvesting of the existing mangroves and the significant loss of habitat for many organisms.
The goal of the project is to not only restore mangrove forests but also empower the local communities with the work and resources needed to break the cycle of poverty in the region. The restoration of the biodiverse-rich estuary will create additional income streams from fishing, among other benefits.
