Description of environmental benefits
-Expected storm / wave induced erosion and flooding:
"To protect the coastline: planting trees along the seashore and in mangroves helps reduce erosion (the slow wearing away of the coastline caused by water, wind, etc.) and creates natural barriers to protect us in the event of natural disasters" (Ref 3).
-Expected enhanced carbon sequestration
"To compensate for air pollution and fight against global warming. Because trees, like all green plants, capture the carbon dioxide that clutters our atmosphere" (Ref 3).
-Expected enhanced protection against extreme weather events (e.g. storms, cyclones, tidal surges, coastal erosion):
"creates natural barriers to protect us in the event of natural disasters" (Ref 6).
-Expected prevent the frequency and/or intensity of heatwaves:
"Trees along roadsides, roundabouts or even city centres radically improve user comfort. They provide freshness, shade" (Ref 6).
-Expected improved air quality:
"Trees along roadsides, roundabouts or even city centres radically improve user comfort. [...] above all, they purify and improve air quality while filtering harmful pollutants" (Ref 6).
-Expected reduced noise exposure:
"Trees along roadsides, roundabouts or even city centres radically improve user comfort. They [...] reduce noise pollution" (Ref 6).
-Expected improved soil quality:
"Some species such as Bois canon, Bois côtelette, Mangle Médaille…. are trees for repair by phyto-purification or soil decontamination. They will act on soil pollution (nitrogen, phosphates, heavy metals, etc.) by allowing their degradation and the chemical rebalancing of the soil" (Ref 6).
-Expected increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales:
"Planting in coastal areas also helps to strengthen the ecological continuity of environments (all vital areas and elements that allow a population of species to move around safely, eat, rest, etc.)" (Ref 6).
-Achieved increased number of species present:
50,000 were planted between 2020-2023
-Expected increased protection of threatened species:
"Endangered species: mahogany, courbaril, small flamboyant, guaiac… To prevent the disappearance of certain trees" (Ref 3).
-Expected enhanced support of pollination:
"Honey-producing species (which produce a lot of pollen): broom palm, Indian wood, sea grape, red gum, rosewood, etc. To attract bees and pollinating insects which participate in pollination, essential for the reproduction of plants" (Ref 3).
Description of economic benefits
-Expected attraction of business and investment:
"Plant fruit trees: local apricot tree, soursop tree, papaya tree, guava tree, etc." [...] "to develop and create fruit processing companies (which make juice, jams, syrup, etc.)" (Ref 3); "by developing agroforestry (sustainable agriculture to overcome the problem of phytosanitary pollution of the soil)" (Ref 6).
Description of social and cultural benefits
-Expected increased access to healthy/affordable food:
"Eating fruits and vegetables that are grown close to home is an ecological approach. Because the further away they come from, the greater the risk of pollution linked to their transport and conservation" (Ref 3).
-Expected increased sustainability of agriculture practices:
"by developing agroforestry (sustainable agriculture to overcome the problem of phytosanitary pollution of the soil)" (Ref 6).
-Expected increased sense of place identity, memory and belonging:
"Also, one of the ongoing projects that is particularly close to our hearts is that of "Yoléfey", which consists of replanting the trees used for the manufacture of the 'yoles' and 'gommier' [traditional boats] , that is to say species such as the pear tree, the white wood or the gum tree. A project that we have coupled with an educational objective in order to familiarize the general public with this environmental heritage" (Ref 1).
-Expected increased knowledge of locals about local nature:
"Also, one of the ongoing projects that is particularly close to our hearts is that of "Yoléfey", which consists of replanting the trees used for the manufacture of the 'yoles' and 'gommier' [traditional boats] , that is to say species such as the pear tree, the white wood or the gum tree. A project that we have coupled with an educational objective in order to familiarize the general public with this environmental heritage" (Ref 1).
