{"id":20395,"date":"2024-02-16T13:38:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ithaca-rotary-donates-to-kenyan-costa-rican-climate-change-mitigation\/16\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T13:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:38:44","slug":"ithaca-rotary-donates-to-kenyan-costa-rican-climate-change-mitigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ithaca-rotary-donates-to-kenyan-costa-rican-climate-change-mitigation\/16\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ithaca Rotary donates to Kenyan, Costa Rican climate change mitigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ithaca Rotary Club recently awarded two $5,000 to nonprofit groups in Kenya and Costa Rica for their projects tackling climate change, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithacarotary.com\/Stories\/ithaca-rotary-club-awards-two-grants-for-international-climate-change-projects\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to a Friday statement from the club;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to a Friday statement from the club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencecentrekenya.wixsite.com\/sciencecentre\/about\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Science Centre Kenya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Science Centre Kenya<\/a> used the grant to plant 1,250 fruit trees at 10 school and teach nearly 2,500 children about agriculture and climate change, helping to alleviate increasing food insecurity in the western part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>In Costa Rica, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marioninstitute.org\/mastate-charitable-foundation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mastate Charitable Foundation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mastate Charitable Foundation<\/a> is developing a family-run fruit tree and vegetable farm that demonstrates a new model for food production in the region, set apart by a reduced reliance on agricultural chemicals and an aim to draw carbon from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1396px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:145%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DrHGKWDd_4Sm.JWXaxqksw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5OTQ7aD0yOTAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-ithaca-journal\/1f1f61875e5b24b921c9e84a1f4cb3b0\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kenyan students plant a fruit tree following a $5,000 grant award from the Ithaca Rotary Club.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/080IJFyUQABw.Ia1emvGEA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzOTY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-ithaca-journal\/1f1f61875e5b24b921c9e84a1f4cb3b0\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Kenyan students plant a fruit tree following a $5,000 grant award from the Ithaca Rotary Club.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Kenya project<\/h2>\n<p>Charlie Trautmann, former director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencenter.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sciencenter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sciencenter<\/a> in Ithaca, , helped develop the application for the project in Kenya with Kenneth Monjero, director of the Science Centre Kenya, whom he met at a conference in South Africa a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Monjero said he leveraged the grant awarded by the rotary to mobilize parents of children at Kenyan schools to donate an additional 1,250 trees, bringing the total number planted to 2,500.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis wouldn\u2019t have happened without the Rotary funding,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cIt ignited the interest and now the students understand what climate change is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The carbon dioxide that will be captured by the trees is the equivalent of the greenhouse gases emitted by 25 cars a year, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not thousands of cars, but it\u2019s something,\u201d Trautmann said. \u201cThe more important aspect is that children will be learning about the environment and taking care of the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trees will take three to six years to harvest and will provide up to 25 years of fruit production. The tree species planted include guava, avocado, mango and passion fruit trees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1024px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:133%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/r9Ag78a6aIvIohNHwG7u1A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE1MzY7aD0yMDQ4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-ithaca-journal\/9301bb4fe21ce76be3e116d059df34f8\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Tim O'Hara holding fruit at a family-run fruit and vegetable farm in Mastatal, Costa Rica.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/q_0qDw0_TlbGLKknJS6G.A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-ithaca-journal\/9301bb4fe21ce76be3e116d059df34f8\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tim O'Hara holding fruit at a family-run fruit and vegetable farm in Mastatal, Costa Rica.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/q_0qDw0_TlbGLKknJS6G.A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-ithaca-journal\/9301bb4fe21ce76be3e116d059df34f8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Tim O&#8217;Hara holding fruit at a family-run fruit and vegetable farm in Mastatal, Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Costa Rica project<\/h2>\n<p>In Costa Rica, the farm project was proposed by a 1991 graduate of <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.cornell.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cornell\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cornell\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/a>, Tim O\u2019Hara. O\u2019Hara and his wife moved to Costa Rica 22 years ago and started <a href=\"https:\/\/ranchomastatal.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rancho Mastatal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rancho Mastatal<\/a>, which offers workshops on permaculture design, conservation, sustainable food production and natural building.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Hara said Costa Rica is losing its food security and degrading its farmland by using more agricultural chemicals per capital than any other country on earth. While large-scale agricultural production is causing deforestation, he said, small farms can keep soil healthy and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>The project to develop a family-run fruit tree and vegetable farm rural Costa Rica will demonstrate a model for farmers who want to transition to crops that require less agricultural chemicals and that pull carbon from the air.\u00a0 When it is completed by the end of this year, the farm will increase the amount of organic produce grown locally, including avocados, plantains, mangos, jackfruit and citrus.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information about the Ithaca Rotary Club, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ithacarotary.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.ithacarotary.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">www.ithacarotary.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Ithaca Journal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithacajournal.com\/story\/news\/2024\/02\/16\/ithaca-rotary-gives-to-kenya-costa-rica-climate-change-projects\/72629491007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ithaca Rotary gives to Kenya, Costa Rica climate change projects;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ithaca Rotary gives to Kenya, Costa Rica climate change projects<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/ithaca-rotary-donates-kenyan-costa-181100588.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ithaca Rotary Club recently awarded two $5,000 to nonprofit groups in Kenya and Costa Rica for their projects tackling climate change,<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ithaca-rotary-donates-to-kenyan-costa-rican-climate-change-mitigation\/16\/02\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}