Malaysia

Highly degraded forest areas, caused by historic fires and illegal logging, are cleared of invasive grasses and vines. The resultant debris is removed in preparation for the planting of saplings which are grown at a local community owned nursery.

The variety of saplings are selected for their tolerance of each site’s soil condition and possible intermittent flooding. Saplings are planted 2m apart at a density of approximately 2,500/ha. This project is undertaken in areas of protected forest surrounding the Kinabatangan River, East Sabah, Malaysia.

The project maintaints a positive working relationship with our neighboring community in the village of Batu Puteh. The village supports a local co-operative who are our partners in this long-term project. The co-op provides the supervision and labour to clear, plant and maintain each site. To date this project provides a source of employment for over 15 men and women.

Certified, Verifable Projects

PrintReleaf has a very robust 3rd party independent certification system governed by Certifying Body SGS International – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. SGS audits all reforestation partners to ensure they meet the requirements of the PrintReleaf Standard. Then they visit the forests to perform field audits to verify that every tree certified by PrintReleaf has been planted and survived.

Current Projects:

• Canada – View Certification
• Dominican Republic – View Certification
• Ireland – View Certification
• Madagascar – View Certification
• Mexico – View Certification
• Tanzania – View Certification
• United States: Mendocino, CA – View Certification
• United States: Lassen, CA – View Certification
• Brazil – Completed May 2020
• India – Completed May 2020