2024 charities: 1% for the Planet

Thank you so much for taking the time to help select our 1% for the Planet charities this year – all subscribers to Inside Bordeaux are making an impact – it’s truly appreciated!

The final two choices are:

Fonds pour L’Arbres

Based in France, Fonds pour L’Arbre is an association aimed at preserving and restoring biodiversity in France, specifically through the planting of hedges and trees. Since 1950, over 70% of hedgrows have disappeared in France, with around 23,500km continuing to be uprooted each year, making farmers less able to protect their crops, their animals and their land, as well as destroying biodiveristy, and putting the natural beauty of the landscape in danger. This association aims to reverse that.

 

Wings of the Ocean

This is the charity that we have supported since the first year of janeanson.com, and it remains a popular choice – a brilliant local organisation that focuses on cleaning up the oceans and rivers around the Arcachon Bay. They have been in action since 2018, and have two large boats that they use to clean up out in the Atlantic Ocean as well as along the shores, dunes, and various rivers and lakes around the Gulf of Gascogne and the Gironde region. They finance research, education and conservation projects including beach and underwater cleanups aimed at protecting what is one of the key migratory routes for sharks, porpoises, dolphins, turtles, seals and 12 species of sea mammals in the Atlantic Ocean.