ADOPT A TREE PROGRAMMEour responsibility to our TERRA

There are four main ecological regions in Brazil, and TERRA DANNEMANN is located in part of the Mata Atlântica region. Not only is this the oldest region with a diverse flora & fauna, but also the most endangered, with only 5% of the area is still covered with its original vegetation.

In 2001 TERRA DANNEMANN set up an ambitious reforestation programme called ADOPT A TREE with the sole aim to return great swathes of barren land to a thriving natural habitat for our local plants and wildlife. In so doing this will benefit not only the environment but we hope it will encourage others in the region to create similar initiatives for even greater impact.

After centuries of cultivation we have learned how best to care for our tobacco crops. We use a mixture of traditional agriculture and cutting edge agronomy on our plantation to ensure each tobacco type enjoys the optimum conditions to thrive.
When reforesting the local region we take a similar holistic approach. We have a catalogue of over 66 different native species of trees, shrubs, climbers & ground cover to ensure we have a diverse eco system which mimics the ancient forest composition.
For millennia forests have naturally managed their own seeding & growth. As we attempt to repair the damage done by others we must help smaller seedlings to become established. Gone is the protective canopy of the larger tree species, sheltering the smaller plants from the heat and retaining moisture within the ground. This protection is instead provided by our own staff who water and tend to saplings for the first 5 years of their time within our reforestation region.

This time consuming but necessary commitment ensures all of the plants become established sufficiently to flourish and go on to form an integral part of the recovering forest.

To date more than 70,000 trees have been adopted as part of this programme, and we are seeing native wildlife returning to the region and reestablishing, but there is still much to do.

When you visit with us in Bahia, we would like to invite you to ADOPT A TREE. We do not ask for any financial commitment, simply to have our TERRA in your mind as you go about your daily business. When you adopt we will send you a certificate to thank you for your support, and annual email updates on your plant and the ongoing success of the programme.

Our TERRA is an incredible place but today it desperately needs our support. We envisage that our ADOPT A TREE programme will continue for many generations to come, a commitment which we are only to happy make to ensure the future of our environment.