Purchased with funds of a private endowment the area of 1,1000 square meters offers space for around 1,2 million trees. The area degraded by deforestation, which Plant-for-the-Planet has acquired for the purpose of reforestation, encloses a natural lagoon with high biodiversity. This lagoon extends into a forest area that has already been reforested. Thus, this extension also protects the lagoon permanently from external disturbances. It is planned to start planting at the beginning of rainy season in June 2020. Since 2015 Plant-for-the-Planet acquires areas degraded by deforestation in the state of Campeche on the Yucat‡n Peninsula in order to preserve them permanently for the forest stand through reforestation. This project is monitored by the National Forestry Commission of Mexico, @CONAFOR. The @CrowtherLab at ETH ZŸrich accompanies the plantations with scientific research and advice. Only typical regional tree species, such as Maculis, BalchŽ, Caoba and Ramon, are planted which are mixed within the individual areas to be equivalent to the local natural forest. The planting activities only take place during rainy season. Therefore the seedlings, which are cultivated in an own tree nursery, grow very well. Thanks to constant care during the first years of growth. The reforestation on Yucat‡n is a practical development of the Plant-for-the-Planet concept. The children and youth initiative is committing to planting trees as an effective means of combating the climate crisis. The key factor here is the simple implementation and efficient effect for absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. Since 2015, Plant-for-the-Planet has been planting the donated trees on the foundation's own land in Mexico, because trees grow particularly fast in the global south and thus filter many times more CO2 from the atmosphere than in Europe, for example. With Plant-for-the-Planet as employer, this reforestation project also creates new jobs for the local population and thus provides social security for the families of the well over 100 permanent employees. Would you like to learn more about the PlanBe Foundation? Take a look here: https://planbe-stiftung.de/aufforstung-in-yucatan-mexiko/