10. population
suffers
from
gastro-
intestinal
diseases
and soil
considered
BAD
population
only 1 per 4 km
2
no industry
no agriculture
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11. Drinking Water
Carbon Sink
Biodiversity
Savannah
Tropical
Forest
Biodiesel
Sustainable
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12. Carbon Sink
Drinking Water
Sustainable Livelihood
Creation of Tropical Forest
regeneration of biodiversity
Production of Biodiesel
...... and so much more
each Program separately
would cost big money
as an integrated sytem
it can sustain itself
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16. Third
create
tree nursery
drenching
trees in
fungus
Pisolithus tinctorius
+
Pinus caribbea
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17. Fourth
prepare
treeling
for harsh life
in the
savannah
cutting the roots short
cutting the tops off
only survivors are
planted in the forest
92% survival rate
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18. Fifth
Design
planting
system
1,000 HA
three months
one tree every 2
seconds
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19. Fifth
mono-
culture
generates
biodiversity
creation
of a humus cap
birds, bees and wind
create the link with the
other forests
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30. if you sell 1 cu m of water per day
or 1,000 one-litre bottles
at the same price as Bisleri
then you secure the financing of
reforestation of 8,000 ha
over the next 25 years
This is the result of a systems approach to
sustainable development
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31. if you plant 1,100 trees on one HA
you have to remove 500 trees
between Y6 and Y10
this provides
About 200,000 Tons of wood while
securing biodiversity,
drinking water, biodiesel and
lush forest growth
This is the result of a systems approach to
sustainable development
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32. if you plant 100 palm trees per HA
then you start generating biodiesel
after 36 months,
1 tonne per ha per year!
8,000 ha provides 4 million liters of
biodiesel per year
while securing biodiversity,
drinking water, trees for paper and
lush forest growth
This is the result of a systems approach to
sustainable development
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35. self-
sufficient in
water, food,
and
energy
Biodiesel
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36. community generates
1 job every 4 HA
of regenerated rainforest
Fixing up to 18 tons of CO2/HA
for a total of 108 to 162,000 tons
per year
because you are drinking water from
Las Gaviotas?
This is the result of a systems approach to
sustainable development
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41. savannah to forest
generates carbon sink
factor 16 in 5 years
forest created with fungus
increases precipitation
generates drinking water
forest and water generate
jobs and sustainable
communities, and more
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44. creation
of the
republic
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of music
45. over the past 21 years
there has been
no combat
no kidnapping
no denunciation
of human rights violations
in and around
Las Gaviotas and Marandúa
This is the result of a systems approach to
sustainable development
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47. 6,300,000 Hectares
from the
Government of Colombia
Plus Thousands More
from the Army
largest carbon sink
converting savannah into lush
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48. Project Summary Gaviotas I Gaviotas II
Years of Reforestation 1992-2004 2005-2030
Extension 8,000 HA 6,300,000 HA
2.4 million Tons
Carbon Sink 25t/year/HA (12 years) 3.9 billion Tons (25 years)
trees (14 T/HA), undergrowth
and top soil (11 T/HA) 10 million Tons (50 7.8 billion Tons (50 years)
years)
1,800 in rural est. 5-10,000,000 in
Population
communities biocities
Full Time Jobs 200 est. 1,000,000
120,000 direct/ 880,000 indirect
Natural Drinking Water
110,000 m3/day 60 million m3/day
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50 m3/HA/day
49. Investment Cost
US$ 1,000/HA planting and 8 million US$ 6.6 bn US$
maintenance
Funding 25% grant from Japan TBD
250 new species
Biodiversity TBD
90% of Amazon origin
Colombia, Japan, EU
NGO Las Gaviotas
Partners Private Companies, Las
Japanese Government
Gaviotas
Agroproduce, wood chips,
Colophon / turpentine/
Main Products biodiesel, rubber, water,
water
carbon sink
No man's land, Colombian
Las Gaviotas
Land Ownership Government, Colombian
Community
Military, colonists
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