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Article: Germany : 240000 trees grown via carbon-sink project in MisOr.
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- October 8, 2009
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The first private sector-initiated carbon-sink and urban forestry project in Misamis Oriental has so far grown at least 240,000 endemic trees in the last five years.
The project, initiated by the STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI), has so far covered 400 hectares of land.
The carbon-sink project of STEAG aims to establish at least 500 hectares of new forest while maintaining and protecting an existing 500-hectare tree plantation. It also aims to conduct timber-stand improvement on an existing 200-hectare natural forest.
The project involves seedling propagation to cover an estimated aggregate area of 1,000 hectares within STEAG s host communities in ...