Every TCGCo T-shirt purchased = 1 mangrove tree planted.
Mangrove forests are up to 5x more effective at storing carbon compared to tropical forests
Every 30 mangrove trees planted:
- Creates 1 day of living-wage employment for local community members, helping to support 55 families
- Provides resources for local education
- Protects local villages from storm surges and sea-level rise
- Serves as critical nursery grounds for fish and shellfish, and increases local marine productivity
- Has the potential to sequester more than 9 metric tons of carbon dioxide of the 25 year life of the trees