Farmers in Laclubar and Soibada have started tree planting for the 2018 wet season. A total of 47,300 trees are being planted including 27,700 Mahogany and Casuarina at Laclubar, and 19,600 Mahogany and Teak at Soibada. All trees are raised in 20 farmer owned and managed nurseries (13 nurseries in Laclubar and 7 nurseries in Soibada). Nursery owners earn an income from sale of trees. Everyone will be praying that the rain continues until trees are firmly established and growing well!
 
Left: Maria Da Silva, local field worker and helpers delivering seedlings to farmers.
Right: Farmer and his children inspecting their Casuarina trees!
Left: Proud farmer showing his Mahogany seedlings
Right: Planting seedlings in the field
Community Reforestation in Timor Leste 