THE PROJECT
The mission of WILDLIFE FRUITS
As the name WILDLIFE FRUITS suggests, our project focuses mainly on how wildlife can benefit from fruit trees.
The trees we plant provide food and habitat for wild animals. This preserves and even allows the biodiversity of fauna and flora to increase.
Rewilding: giving areas back to nature and animals
The various trees – their leaves, flowers, and fruits – are an important source of food for many wild animals and the trees themselves provide lookout and nesting sites, shelters, or also food sources if, for example, ants or termites inhabit one of those trees, which are then targeted by anteaters or other animals. Some animals even spend most of their lives in the canopy of the trees, where their food grows.
After consulting with natural experts and biologists, WILDLIFE FRUITS has decided to plant about 50 different fruit trees and endangered endemic species.
Better habitat, less ‘value’ of land
Our efforts to reforest and restore habitats unfortunately have an effect on land values. Indeed, pasture or agricultural land has a higher market value than dense and natural forest because of its commercial use.
For this reason, we rely on financial support and tree adoptions to achieve our objectives. The idea that forests would be worth less certainly needs to change. We need to recognize the importance of forests as positive impact on the climate, as protection of animals and nature, and as preservation of biodiversity.
