Flying Forest program

Safari Drive suports the Flying Forest program of carbon offset because the comunities that need help most benefit together with the environment.

Although planting trees is not the complete solution to global warming, it goes a long way - and its something we can do now.

Planting trees via Flying Forest is a simple, inexpensive way to redress the damaging effect of a flight.

Conservation

We try wherever possible to plant those trees which are indigenous to the region and thereby help to maintain and restore the bio-diversity of the area. In this way, not only do the trees take up CO2, but theyre also good for other wildlife, from tiny insects to large animals.

Planting and maintaining trees also helps to prevent land erosion, a major problem in many parts of Africa, and one which contributes to increased damage to people and the environment when flooding occurs.

Communities

In many rural areas, women and children have to do much of the work in collecting firewood and growing crops. Flying Forest looks at ways in which to assist in reducing as much as possible the burden on women and children, initially by reducing the distance they have to walk to collect firewood, but also by looking at other programmes which can bring them an income from the trees through relevant agro forestry activities.

Helping local communities

Flying Forest is also concerned about the devastation which has been caused by HIV/AIDS throughout Southern Africa. One of the major consequences of this is the dramatic and terrible increase in the number of orphans with no homes and no support. Flying Forest is developing programmes which can bring income through agro forestry activities to schools and orphanages and thereby helping, in a small way, to alleviate the problems.

Contribute to the solution, not just the problem and fly with a clear carbon conscience

Its easy, not expensive and will make a difference.

Flying Forest
Marston Lodge
Sudbury Hill
Harrow on the Hill
Middlesex, HA1 3NH, UK
Tel: 0208 423 6333
Email: info@flyingforest.org

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