Large-scale reforestation of the Earth would be one of the most effective solutions for mitigating climate change, according to a study published in *Science* and the latest IPCC report. Time is now running out to avoid crossing the irreversible thresholds of climate change, and ecosystem restoration is one of the major challenges of the coming years.
In Martinique, CACEM was designated winner of the call for proposals titled «Initiatives to Restore Biodiversity in France’s Overseas Territories,» launched by the French Agency for Biodiversity (AFB) for its project to conduct a preliminary study on the planting/replanting of mangroves within the Fort-de-France Bay area.
“This call for projects aims to support and strengthen stakeholders and networks of stakeholders in the overseas territories to foster a wide variety of local initiatives that contribute to the restoration of terrestrial, aquatic, coastal, and marine biodiversity in the overseas territories at its various levels of organization: genetic, species, and ecosystem.”
The CACEM project is part of the program under the second Baie Contract and involves conducting a study aimed at Identify sites suitable for planting or replanting throughout the mangrove forest of Fort-de-France Bay.
