At Jirgens Civil we are committed to help fund the planting of trees throughout Australia. Carbon Positive Australia is an Australian Charity that has been restoring degraded lands through ecologically sensitive planting. They plant native trees and shrubs and each species planted is specially chosen to be appropriate for the land they are planting on.
Why?
Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air and give out oxygen which helps regulate the air that we breathe. Trees store carbon from the carbon dioxide absorbed and regulate the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.Trees absorb rainwater and can help to reduce and prevent flooding. Tree roots also bind, improve and protect the soil where they are planted preventing soil erosion from wind, rain and flooding.Trees absorb excess nutrients from the soil especially from agricultural processes and prevent these nutrients from polluting local streams and rivers.Trees add moisture to the atmosphere and play a vital role in cloud production, thus further cooling the earth, and helping to mitigate global warming.Trees provide habitat for many different species of plants, insects, animals, birds and other living things.They all rely upon and in turn contribute to the ecosystems they inhabit.
Carbon Positive Australia have a vision to establish tree cover in degraded lands, rural and urban areas that will grow for many years and provide valuable resources, beneficial ecosystem services and a lasting legacy for future generations.
We at Jirgens Civil share that vision and are committed to helping.
To learn more about Carbon Positive Australia initiative go to www.carbonpositiveaustralia.org.au