help us grow!
Your donation will support the ethical and transparent restoration of the Bornean rainforest, where trees will be grown, planted, and maintained by local communities paid a fair wage.
On average*, it costs £2 for us to plant a tree and maintain it for 3 years. It costs £5,000 to restore a hectare of rainforest.
Our costs include:
- Collecting seeds and growing saplings.
- Travel to planting areas.
- Clearing grasses and vines to give the saplings the best chance of survival.
- Tagging and monitoring the trees along with regular maintenance for the first 3 years.
- Establishment of botanical plots and monitoring work in support of the science.
* We work across a number of different sites, with different challenges and conditions, such as soil type, flooding frequency, and level of degradation. We select an appropriate mix of native trees for each area and work around any surviving trees. As a result, the number of saplings needed to restore a hectare to its optimum density can vary, for example, a seasonally flooded peatland forest requires planting at a higher density than a floodplain forest. The deliberate choice to take on sites which are known to be challenging to restore will mean that the tree survival rates will also vary and some trees will need to be replaced. We publish our locations and planting densities for transparency and accountability.
other ways to help
Research Collaborations: Regrow Borneo is a research led tree planting charity. We have strong links with Cardiff University and our trustees have expertise in a wide range of disciplines. If you are interested in a research collaboration, please visit the “who we are” section and contact the person whose research interests are most relevant to yours.
Skills: Regrow Borneo is a newly established charity run by volunteers. We are always grateful for offers of support. These might include carbon accounting, finance, communications, Malay skills – or something completely different!
In Borneo: There may be opportunities to support land clearing, tree planting or monitoring activities. Please contact the Danau Girang Field Centre or KOPEL for more information.
Carbon Mitigation: to learn more about how Regrow Borneo can help you mitigate your emissions, past and present, click here