{"id":35950,"date":"2023-12-17T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T10:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peggada.com\/?p=35950"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:26:42","slug":"did-you-know-that-you-can-sponsor-an-olive-tree-and-help-restore-our-natural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peggada.com\/en\/did-you-know-that-you-can-sponsor-an-olive-tree-and-help-restore-our-natural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know that you can sponsor an olive tree and help restore our natural heritage?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sponsoring an olive tree is a project in Abrantes that helps fight climate change and fires, protect biodiversity and create jobs in the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In Portugal, it is estimated that there are more than 200,000 hectares of abandoned farmland, with trees and crops dying due to lack of care. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n Apadrinhaumaoliveira.org<\/span>
\n<\/a> is a Portuguese project that was born with the aim of recovering 10,000 abandoned centenary and millenary olive trees in Abrantes, helping to revitalize the region and protect its natural and cultural heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the project is Apadrinhaumaoliveira.org, a non-profit association from Abrantes that wants to change the rural reality, working against generational replacement and the fires to which the region is subject through the recovery and maintenance of abandoned olive trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

With an annual contribution of 60 euros, each person can choose their own abandoned olive tree, name it and visit it whenever they want. In addition, godparents are updated on the recovery status and progress of their olive tree by email. As a thank you, they also receive two liters of extra virgin olive oil a year, produced from the reclaimed olive trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the visits, the association presents the olive tree and explains the origin and secrets of the olive oil production process, which the godparents receive at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to the donations, the olive groves are cleared, the dry stone walls are restored and the soil is enriched, preparing the earth to receive nutrients. The association has agreements with the owners of the properties, thus avoiding the abandonment of the land.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to promoting biodiversity, centuries-old olive trees also play an important role in absorbing and fixing carbon dioxide (CO2): while a newly planted tree only begins to significantly capture CO2 after 10-15 years, the recovery of trees has an immediate effect. <\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, the association’s results are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n