Vol. 3 - Issue 1 - Februrary 5th 2003

ACACIA TREE HABITAT

These Gum Arabic trees are part of a forest in Oxbow Lake,
adjacent to the Blue Nile (Sudan) at flood stage.
Tree planting is an immensely important aspect
of GreenPlanet’s whole environmental
Mission, and with the new plan in place,
we are planting three trees per member per month.
The forestry programme at the edge of the Sahara in Nigeria
is premised on the hardy gum Arabic tree variety
– not only is GreenPlanet helping to hold back desertification
in this region, but we are planting a valuable cash crop
which will benefit Performance Bonus in the future.
The product of the tree is extremely
valuable, and with limited suppliers at the present time,
it is in the world’s interests for the product
to be manufactured in a stable country like Nigeria.

It is therefore timely and appropriate to provide some
information on the trees which form such a significant
role in our GreenPlanet business.