REGENERATIVE ACTION

Bringing the Baru River restoration project to the local communities within the catchment

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Diamante Valley
dates
September 30 to October 15, 2025
participants
40
objective
We introduced the Baru River rainforest restoration project to the community
Project
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IMPACTS

  • - 4 local community events were held
  • - 40 participants attended the events
  • - Participants responded well & were very grateful & thankful for this initiative & understood the need for such a project within the community
  • - Participants were educated on the various rivers, connections & flows of water within the Baru River catchment
  • - Deforested areas, cattle farms, erosion zones, impacts & other historical changes within the Baru River catchment were shown via satellite imagery, photos & 3D maps
  • - Local examples of rewilding, reforestation, agroforestry, silvipastoral & regenerative projects were highlighted, showcasing the real-world local examples that already exist in the Baru River catchment
  • - Negative impacts to the marine ecosystems at & around Dominical due to the sediments & chemicals flowing down from the Baru River catchment were shown & explained
  • - Various solutions, actions & implementation options were presented to the community & discussed after each event
  • - Questions & concerns from community members were address & answered, specifically around next steps, funding & volunteering opportunities to assist with the project
  • - The context of how this project will help improve both the local ecosystem health & that of the community, how this contributes to the local economic situation was clarified, as well as how this local project contributes to the larger bioregional improvement intiative