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Reforestation in Bosawas, Nicaragua. Grown from seed collected in the forest itself.

A small rainforest site in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve in Nicaragua, replanted by four indigenous communities. Planting finished by February 2022.

The reforestation project in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua

Trees funded by Printlogik: 1,000
UN global goals supported: 10
The Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua: 14.1°N, 85.3°W

In short

Where: The Bosawas Biosphere Reserve in Nicaragua, the largest country in Central America.
What: Replanting about 120 hectares of tropical forest with native trees. Planting has finished and Ecologi lists the project as previously funded.
Who: Eden Reforestation Projects, a non-profit, working with four villages in the Mayangna Sauni Bu territory.
Why: To restore rainforest that is very rich in wildlife, and to bring paid work to a remote area where jobs are scarce.

Why Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, with Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. A line of active volcanoes runs along its Pacific coast, and the rich soil has supported a huge range of plants and animals.

The country is part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. This is the strip of land that joins North and South America, which migrating animals use as a bridge. Ecologi’s page says the corridor holds around 7 to 10% of all the species known in the world.

Just over 6 million people live in Nicaragua, and most of the economy is farming. It is one of the poorest countries in the Americas. Ecologi cites figures showing that about 23% of working Nicaraguans live on less than 3.20 US dollars a day.

Why Bosawas

The Bosawas Biosphere Reserve is the second-largest rainforest in the Americas, after the Amazon. It is a hilly tropical forest of 2 million hectares, which is almost 15% of Nicaragua. Much of it is unexplored and it is extremely rich in wildlife.

The planting site is small by comparison: 120.5 hectares. It takes in four villages in the indigenous Mayangna Sauni Bu territory, called Ahsawas, Nawahwas, Amak and Peñas Blancas. Most people there are subsistence farmers, which means they grow food mainly to feed their own families.

Trees from local seed

The trees are tropical species that belong in this forest. Ecologi names acacia, mahogany and rain trees among them.

Seeds were collected from trees already growing in the project area. That keeps the local strains going, and it means the young trees are suited to the place they are planted in.

Some trees were not grown from seed at all. Planters also used stakes, which are cuttings taken from tree branches. A stake can be planted straight into the ground, or grown on in a nursery first.

Who does the planting

The project is run by Eden Reforestation Projects, a non-profit organisation. Eden hires local people to grow the seedlings, plant them and guard them until they are established. It calls the approach “Employ to Plant”.

The Mayangna Sauni Bu territory is one of the most remote parts of Nicaragua and paid work is hard to find. Ecologi says local people were wary of the project at first, and that this changed as they saw what they were achieving. The project gave work to an average of 123 local people a month.

The project on record

Planting at this site has finished. Ecologi supported the project from October 2020, now lists it as “previously funded” and no longer takes contributions for it. The figures below come from Ecologi’s project timeline, with the date of each.

One figure needs a note. The launch entry from October 2020 speaks of 535 hectares, while the rest of the page gives the site as 120.5 hectares. We have used the smaller figure, which is the one Ecologi gives for the site that was planted.

Planting has finished, but Ecologi says Eden’s team will keep monitoring the site for the next few years to help as many trees as possible survive.

October 2020Ecologi and Eden Reforestation Projects launch the project in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve.
December 2020About a quarter of the site has been planted.
February 2022The site is fully planted, with 249,997 native trees in the ground. Four local communities worked on it.

249,997native trees planted by February 2022, when Ecologi reported the site was full.

How the project is checked

We do not choose or run the projects ourselves. They are selected and monitored by Ecologi, and this project carries the “Nature Project Ecologi Approved” mark on its Ecologi page.

Ecologi keeps a public record of what each of its members has funded, so our contribution can be checked by anyone. The link is in the project details below.

What Printlogik has funded here

Through the Print A Tree Project, Printlogik orders have funded 1,000 trees in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve.

Because Ecologi no longer takes contributions for this project, that figure is our final count here. Every order we print still funds planting: the contribution is made for you through Ecologi and goes to the projects it is funding today.

How your order gets here

You order printAny order, of any size. There is nothing to tick and nothing extra to pay.
We make a contributionEach invoice triggers a contribution from Printlogik to Ecologi.
Trees go in the groundEcologi funds projects like this one, and records what we have funded in public.

The UN global goals it supports

The United Nations has set 17 Sustainable Development Goals for a fairer, healthier planet by 2030. Ecologi records this project as supporting 10 of them.

1No poverty
2Zero hunger
3Good health and well-being
4Quality education
5Gender equality
8Decent work and economic growth
10Reduced inequalities
11Sustainable cities and communities
13Climate action
15Life on land

Where it is

The Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua · 14.1°N, 85.3°W

Location	The Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua
Type of project	Reforestation
Run by	Eden Reforestation Projects
Status	Previously funded. Ecologi reported the site fully planted in February 2022 and no longer takes contributions for it
Funded by Printlogik	1,000 trees
Full record	See it on Ecologi

Questions

Reforestation in Nicaragua, answered

Where is the Bosawas project?

In the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve in Nicaragua, Central America. The site covers 120.5 hectares around four villages in the Mayangna Sauni Bu territory.

What was planted?

Native tropical trees, including acacia, mahogany and rain trees. Ecologi reported 249,997 trees planted by February 2022.

Where did the seeds come from?

From trees already growing in the project area, so the new trees are suited to local conditions. Some trees were grown from branch cuttings, called stakes.

Who planted the trees?

People from four local indigenous communities, employed by Eden Reforestation Projects, a non-profit. The project gave work to an average of 123 local people a month.

Is the project still running?

Planting is finished. Ecologi reported the site fully planted in February 2022 and lists the project as previously funded. It says Eden’s team will keep monitoring the site for the next few years.

How does my print order help?

Every Printlogik order funds tree planting and carbon reduction through Ecologi, at no extra cost to you. Printlogik orders funded 1,000 trees at this project while it was open. New orders fund the projects Ecologi supports today.