Graine de Vie, an NGO dedicated to reforestation integrated into local life
Graine de Vie started its adventure in 2009 with the creation of its first nursery and planting around 100,000 trees in Madagascar.
Today we have planted more than 50 000 000 trees in 7 African countries.
OUR APPROACH IS BASED ON 4 AXES :
1 – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Graine de Vie was born from a local initiative to address major deforestation in the northeast region of Madagascar. Ever since, we have continued with this approach. Indeed, we are convinced that communities facing the same geographical and climate characteristics or having the same customs are the best placed to define and implement the solution to the degradation of their
natural ecosystem.
2 – CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS
Our teams intervene with different stakeholders (private sector, public sector, scientific community, civil society organizations, …) to create a synergy between them and thus provide financial, structural and technical support to the sustainable management of the environment and to the fight against climate change.
3 – NORTH-SOUTH EXCHANGES
People living in underdeveloped countries are the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Moreover, trees planted in these underdeveloped countries have a higher carbon capture rate than in developed countries and they improve the livelihoods and resources of people who are the first to suffer from the effects of global warming. For this reason, we are currently implementing our projects in African countries.
4 – CONTRIBUTION TO THE SDGs
Graine de Vie’s activities contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on several levels. We respond to several issues in a transversal way: gender approach, food security, job creation, reduction of inequalities, protection, restoration and sustainable management of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,…
CARBON OFFSETTING
The creation of certified carbon credits on our reforestation projects is an opportunity for our NGO to develop its projects while granting important funds to the village populations allowing them to initiate development projects.
Our ambition is to combine our reforestation actions with the improvement of the well-being of the local population and thereby improve the support
of the villagers by motivating them to protect the reforested areas.
At the same time, we enable our partners to combine their efforts to reduce CO2 emissions with voluntary offsetting through our projects.
FACTS ABOUT GRAINE DE VIE IN 2023
Graine de Vie is a network of non-governmental organizations dedicated to reforestation integrated into local life since 2009. Each structure has a board of directors whose members are volunteers and a multidisciplinary executive team.
We have offices in :
Belgium, Cameroon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Togo
144
Number of planted tree species.
896
Number of reforestation sites.
Over 50.000.000
Number of trees planted since we got started in 2009.
21
Projects to restore and protect national parcs
We have 445 active collaborators
45 are active in Europe (only volunteers) of which 10 are directing operations and 400 are active for reforestation.
20.000
Number of children that we can raise awareness of every year.
Origin of donations :
Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Netherlands, Finland, Madagascar.
It’s time to act !
Frédéric Debouche, President of our NGO
In just two centuries of industrial revolution, man has managed to damage his habitat, the Earth, which is the magnificent and fragile result of millions of years of evolution, often in irreversible ways.
The destruction of forests is taking on such proportions that, each year, more than twelve million hectares of forest disappear, an area equivalent to four times the total surface of Belgium.
We do not have the right to leave our children with the heritage of managing our failings. If we do not act now, we will be guilty of failing to assist humanity which is in grave danger.
10.000 trees will capture 1000 tons of CO2
for a total sum of 5.000€ that’s 20€ per month for 20 years
or 250€ annually for 20 years you can compensate the ecological
footprint of ALL YOUR LIFE.
The average cost for Graine de Vie to plant a tree is 0.50 €.
Latest news about our projects
Dry Forest and Graine de Vie sign an agreement
On October 16, Graine de Vie and Dry Forest signed a 3-year partnership agreement. The agreement formalizes the close technical collaboration that has existed between the two reforestation NGOs since the creation of Dry Forest and its 3 tree-nurseries in 2020.
Graine de Vie supports Dry Forest by providing seeds, equipment, technical support in nursery management and a share of the remuneration of a tree-nurseryman per nursery.
Many thanks to Graine de Vie for its collaboration and support!
In pictures the signing of the agreement, and the recent visit of the Graine de Vie team to Dry Forest.
Schools engagement in reforestation
“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future” said JFK. He couldn’t be more right and that’s why Graine de Vie’s community engagement strategy includes young generation in Africa. Their inclusion in our reforestation efforts helps ensure the longevity of trees we plant to fight the effects of climate change.
For the seasonal reopening of the nursery in the rural commune of Mahavanona, in the DIANA region of Madagascar, teachers from CEG Mahavanona school and their students rallied up to help us achieve our goal of 10,000 seedlings in the nursery.
Mangrove restoration in Ambilobe District, DIANA region of Madagascar
We are thrilled to share news from our Madagascar team about a remarkable accomplishment of local community involved in mangrove forest protection. Few years ago, Ankazomborona, a village located in the Ambilobe District, DIANA region Madagascar, engaged in a mangrove reforestation and protection project (785ha) with the support of WWF. Today, during the 2-months shrimp season, the village supplies 10-14 tonnes of mangrove shrimp per day!!!
There is no question that forests and their biodiversity have many benefits to us all. Yet the direct impact they have on communities living around them is enormous. Remote African communities rely heavily on forests for their source of sustenance for their families. Partnering with these communities for forest protection is a win-win for us all: thanks to their active improvement the longevity of environmental projects is more secured.
