Spekboom Planting Project in South Africa
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Source: Daily Express US
Amazon is funding a massive project to plant 180 million spekboom plants across 200 square miles of damaged land in South Africa's Eastern Cape. The project aims to restore the environment, improve soil quality, and help fight climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the air. It also supports the local community by creating around 11,000 jobs by 2030 and providing training in reforestation
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Daily Express US
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Description | Amazon is funding a massive project to plant 180 million spekboom plants across 200 square miles of damaged land in South Africa's Eastern Cape. The project aims to restore the environment, improve soil quality, and help fight climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the air. It also supports the local community by creating around 11,000 jobs by 2030 and providing training in reforestation to local businesses. Amazon is partnering with the World Bank and other financial institutions to complete the planting by 2028. |
Original sector | Environment |
Location
Country | South Africa |
State | Eastern Cape |
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Source | Daily Express US |
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Record type | Project |
Article published date | 2026-07-11 |
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