The Sambanzo site lies 65 kilometers northeast of the city of Beira at the mouth of the Corone River. Approximately 90% of the local population relies on subsistence fishing, a practice that is highly dependent on healthy mangrove forests.

Deforestation in this region results from resource poverty, where mangroves are used to produce energy in the form of charcoal and as timber for the construction of new homes. Large-scale mangrove deforestation is directly linked to insufficient fisheries and food scarcity in the long term. The restoration of this mangrove forest has the potential to increase wild fisheries, through erosion control, habitat protection, and safeguarding coral reefs.

Eden will hire local people to reforest their region by planting mangrove trees at Sambanzo while stimulating economic growth, breaking the cycle of poverty, and empowering the community.

Site Name: Sambanzo
Local Population: 261
Type of Reforestation: Mangrove
Overall Site Size: 1,251 Hectares
Number of Trees per Hectare: 10,000
Total Planting Capacity: 8,800,000
Land Ownership: Government-owned, community managed
First Year Nursery Cost: $0
Annual Planting Commitment: 1,000,000
Total Annual Commitment: $150,000