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Plant 2,250 native trees around the Union wetland in Kochi

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Union wetland needs $400 for saplings and equipment.

🇮🇳 Kerala, India1,099 views
Ananya A. Jat
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Kochi
The Union wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 62 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 104 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $190 • Tools and protective gear: $50 • Waste removal and skip hire: $120 • Signage and educational materials: $40 Every share and every dollar helps.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Ananya

  1. Thank you all. We're at 21% now ($82). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled.

  2. Update from Kochi: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 21% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 3% now ($10). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Harsh J. KulkarniPhoto verified

    Hang in there. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Blessings

    • Tania Sultana Sultana

      More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in London but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Kochi

      • Arief Rizky Tampubolon

        Sending love, Ananya. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.

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