Haute école de travail social ET DE LA SANTE LAUSANNE
1 arbre 1 diplômé·e
The Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne (HETSL) offers a tree to all its 2020 and 2021 graduates.
Get involved. At the heart of society - and against climate change!
In the face of the climate emergency, the HETSL promotes ecological transition initiatives. With the HES-SO Sustainability Strategy 2021-2024, the HETSL benefits from a framework of action to strengthen its measures in favor of sustainability. The development of a climate plan will enable the HETSL to propose sustainable solutions in all dimensions of its activity, in terms of teaching, research, governance, exchanges or even building management and mobility.
416
Trees planted
in Kenya
108
Tons of CO2 will be absorbed in average
tree planting project
The project is located in the Teso North region of western Kenya.
Reforesting for more biodiversity. In tropical Kenya, trees not only sequester carbon from the atmosphere and return it to the soil, but they also improve fertility, water retention and biodiversity.
Locally, one of the biggest threats to the tree cover is the production of charcoal, tobacco and the collection of firewood. Community awareness is key to reducing deforestation of woodlands. Since 2019, EMAUA has taught 15,400 youth the vital importance of trees to human life.
Agroforestry has the potential to reconnect trees and agriculture, as farmers around the world have long viewed trees as the enemies of crops. However, when properly managed, trees improve crop yields by increasing soil fertility and water retention, while increasing biodiversity.
The trees are distributed to schools with teachings to school children about the vital importance of trees to humanity. The teachings were accompanied by planting sessions, which served as hands-on training on how to best plant trees for optimal survival. Trees are linked to any positive change in a community. While an enormous amount of trees could offset humanity's greenhouse gas emissions, a small number of them can significantly improve the lives of communities at the local level. They improve soil fertility, soil water retention, provide medicine and firewood.
The project where trees planted for HETSL graduates of 2020 and 2021 is in the region of Akichelesit with Timothy and his wife They showed great devotion to caring for the trees from the beginning. A certain tree known among the Teso to be highly medicinal, "ekwam" (Acacia sp.), particularly attracted their interest. After a few months of growth, the saplings are in good health, and the pigeon pea canopy is already effectively covering much of the saplings.
List of tree species planted: Melia azedarach, Olea capensis spp. welwitschii, Harungana madagascariensis, Antiaris toxicaria, Prunus africana, Acacia polyacantha, Bischofia javanensis, Tamarindus indica, Carica papaya, Morus alba, Acacia ssp. "ekwa", Citrus lemon, Maesopsis eminii, Markhamia lutea, Khaya anthoteca, Spathodea campanulata.
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Video of the project where HETSL trees are planted
