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

40 participants

• 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