A Race we must win
We are planting 2,000,000 mangroves for the Malizia Mangrove Park
It’s still missing
118,325 Mangroves
(as of September 18, 2024)
Erzähle Deinen Freunden von diesem tollen Projekt!
Come on board and help us
You donate, we plant
Boris Hermann with Team Malizia
Boris Herrmann is the most famous sailor in Germany. In the first half of 2023, he and his team sailed the Ocean Race, the most important team regatta in international sailing. In fall 2024, he will compete for the second time in the Vendèe Globe Race, the toughest single-handed regatta around the world.
Together with the Mama Earth Foundation, he and his team have created the Malizia Mangrove Park in the Philippines, Mati, Davao Oriental. Through donations the goal is to plant one million mangroves in addition to the already existing ones. Thus, the park makes an enormously important contribution to the restoration of this ecosystem, provides a better income for the local residents and the mangroves bind large quantities of the climate-damaging CO2.
Donate mangroves
Every mangrove counts for our unique Malizia Mangrove Park. The price of 0.33 euros for a mangrove covers collecting the seeds, growing the saplings in the nurseries and exposing the mangroves.
We have prepared for donations: 20 euros = 60. 50 euros = 150 or 100 euros = 300 mangroves.
Why Mangroves?
In the meantime, the mangroves in the Philippines are under nature protection, because they are the most important ecosystem in the world alongside the rainforest. An intact mangrove belt not only provides breeding areas for fish, but also food for birds and reptiles, fish and crabs. At the same time, a mangrove belt protects the coral reefs and the shore from erosion. Strong storm tide waves are also reduced.
Energy self-sufficiency
The yacht moves only through the power of the wind in its sails. To supply the communication and safety-related equipment on board, solar modules from Solbian Solar with 1.3 kW power and two Sea-Hydro generators generate the energy that is required on board from the power of the water. As an example, in 2019, four voyages across the Atlantic ocean were completed without using any fossil fuels at all.
Boris Herrmann – Patron of the Malizia Mangroves Park
Donate mangroves
Together we can save the climate, mangroves are super important – join in!
Would you like to donate individually?
You are welcome to set your desired amount yourself. Simply write us a message about the desired quantity and we will contact you.
Offers for companies
Certificates for your employees or customers
A great gift idea for your employees and customers! As a corporate customer, you have the opportunity to purchase certificates in the design of your choice for your employees or customers. You donate the desired number of mangroves and we will send you individual certificates. We are happy to receive your inquiries.
Mama Earth – Planting is our Life
Based on the experience of 1.45 million planted mangroves, Mama Earth Foundation is reforesting another million mangroves for the team of Boris Herrmann, which will eventually merge with the existing mangroves to form the Malizia Mangrove Park in Mati, Mindanao, Philippines. Until this goal is achieved, we keep growing new seedlings in our nurseries. The activities for Malizia Mangrove Park are designed to provide additional income to the local fishing families. All planting activities are supported by the Philippine Department of Environmental Protection (DENR), as the importance of mangroves has now been recognized.
According to law, a foundation stands for transparency and openness. Therefore, all costs of the Mama Earth Foundation are subject to an annual audit.
Location: Guang Guang (part of Bajuda Bay), Mati, Mindanao, Philippines
We plant in Mati
All mangrove plantations are controlled by the “Davao Oriental State University”. The students, together with the forest managers of Mama Earth, supervise the upbringing of the seedlings in the nurseries and oversee the planting operations. They are also responsible for controlling the plantations and its documentation. As part of their education, they prepare studies about the mangroves, which are made publicly available to everyone interested. Additionally, it is planned to finance a vigorous study under the direction of Dr. Lea AngSinco-Jiminec and Dr. Johnglen Seniel, which will measure the amount of CO2 released into the soil. Local schools will also be involved to teach children about nature and environmental protection.
For the transparency of the project, the university produces a report every six months. Furthermore, the plantations are documented with drone footage, videos, photos, and also by records in Google Earth maps. The good thing about Google Earth is that you can use the time slider to see the situation before planting and after planting. There is a KML file for each of the areas, so you can have a closer look at the planting areas in Explorer.
The white areas show the newly surveyed areas, which together cover over 127 hectares.
One of the areas in detail. Our foresters and five others from Mati walked all the areas to make the maps.
All available vehicles were loaded with mangroves.
Our partners in Mati did a good job.
Further projects in Collaboration with Mama Earth in and around Mati
Amihan Boys – Turtle Nursery
At the worldwide known surf spot Dahican Beach, Mati, only about 1.5 km from the planting areas of the Malizia Mangrove Park, the “Amihan Boys”, a private aid organization, is committed to the protection of the sea turtle population and keeping the beach free from plastic. Involved in this project are street children, who take part in these activities as well as learning a lot about marine conservation. At the same time, they are supported with food items and it is ensured that they get a school education.
The beach, which is now overrun with tourists, is an important egg-laying site for green sea turtles. The beach is monitored at night by the “Amihan Boys” and the laid eggs are transferred to a protected area on the beach to ensure that they hatch undisturbed. Further, they collect plastic on the beach, which is a great danger for the turtles and in general for the environment.
The plastic project
Unfortunately, plastic is also a problem in the newly reforested areas of Malizia Mangrove Park. The plastic damages the seedlings and might even rip them out of the ground when the water retreats during low tide. Therefore, the plastic is continuously collected and removed from these areas as well.
The plastic from Dahican Beach is sorted by the “Amihan Boys” and “purchased” by Mama Earth and then taken to a recycling plant in Davao by Mama Earth Foundation truck just like the plastic collected in the planting areas. This waste is then transformed into colorful chairs. Mama Earth then gives these chairs free of charge to local schools that cannot afford to buy any themselves.
For each bag of sorted plastic, the Mama Earth Foundation gives either one kilo of rice or the equivalent amount in money to the “Amihan Boys” so that they can continue their project and the support of the street children.
The destructive effect of plastic waste is well known: It is eaten by marine animals, e.g. turtles and can then quickly be fatal, it damages the coral reefs and the newly planted mangroves. When it gradually decomposes into microplastic, it enters the food chain and ends up in all living creatures including humans, leading to gradual poisoning. Collecting it is an important first step, but of course, preventing the plastic from being dumped into the oceans in the first place is the goal for the future.
News
We will regularly keep you updated here on the latest progress and news of our mangrove planting projects. Also check out our social media channels for more exciting information and updates. The button below will take you to an overview of all our previous posts.
Where the tree nurseries are built.
The nurseries are usually built where the planting takes place to keep the distances as short as possible, because the mangroves with the planting bags are heavy. Many seedlings are carried by the families in baskets and bowls to the planting sites. A hard work in the heat of the day. The construction method is simple: bamboo serves as scaffolding and palm fronds as roof. Due to the many rains, the palm fronds usually rot after a short time, so they have to be replaced. No problem, because palm fronds are available in masses. The stalks of the palm fronds are taken as firewood, because most families cannot afford gas.