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NightWings Rainforest Regeneration
Rainforest Rescue
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Location
Australia
Type
reforestation
Size
7.799 ha
Project Description
The Daintree rainforest is the oldest rainforest in the world, continuously evolving for as many as 180 million years. It is also a biodiversity hotspot, containing plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. Rainforest Rescue’s NightWings project is replanting a previously cleared area of Daintree rainforest to establish habitat for the plants and animals endemic to that specific ecosystem.
Since the project began in 2016, tens of thousands of trees have been planted at NightWings by Rainforest Rescuers, both staff and volunteers, to repair this damaged land. Today, those seedlings, some of which are now mature trees, are growing and calling this land home. By the project’s end, these trees will be flourishing between the lowland Daintree to the upland Rainforest and beyond to the coast.
Stakeholders and local communities involved in the project
Many individuals, organisations and business have contributed to the ongoing success of this project. Community tree planting days have been held since 2016, giving individuals the opportunity to participate and engage with the benefits that reforestation brings to the area. This project has also engaged the local Kuku Yalanji people, traditional custodians of the area who share their knowledge, culture and stories of the land.
Project Goals
The NightWings project aims to completely reforest a 15 hectare plot of old sugarcane fields back into the thriving rainforest that it once was. Along the way, we are providing a source of food and shelter for many unique animals of the Daintree rainforest, including the endangered Southern Cassowary and Spectacled Flying Fox.
The Daintree rainforest, or Julay, is of great importance to its traditional custodians, the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people. For many tens of thousands of years, it has been a living repository of their cultural heritage, spiritual beliefs, and ancestral connection. We are working alongside traditional custodians to ensure this legacy continues to thrive at NightWings
An intact rainforest acts as a water filter, ensuring clean water flowing out towards the Great Barrier Reef. The reforestation of NightWings will contribute to the mitigation of soil erosion and reduction of sediment flow, while also acting as a carbon sink for climate action.
Co-benefits
This project forms part of a wildlife corridor from the headlands all the way down to the mangroves, offering wildlife a chance to thrive again in this very unique area of Australia. It offers the benefits of environmental services such as mitigation of erosion and carbon sequestration, as well as engagement of local communities in the region.
Tree species (planted and/or existing)
Over the years we have planted 100+ species of native rainforest trees to preserve the incredible biodiversity of the Daintree rainforest. Some of the species we will plant in the final stages of the project are: Acacia cincinnata
Syzygium hemilamprum
Alphitonia oblata
Atractocarpus sessilis
Chionanthus ramiflorus
Ficus congesta
Glochidion philippicum or sumatranum
Grevillea baileyana
Homalanthus Novo-guineensis
And many more!
Tree density (trees/ha)
4000
Project ID
1713506606550