Kahlil Baker

  • Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Meritorious Service Decorations - Civil Division

  • Meritorious Service Cross

    • Awarded on: April 4, 2018
    • Invested on: November 05, 2018

    Kahlil Baker, M.S.C.
    Bowen Island, British Columbia
    Samuel Gervais, M.S.C.
    Laura Howard, M.S.C.
    Brooke van Mossel-Forrester, M.S.C.
    Montréal, Quebec

    Kahlil Baker, Samuel Gervais, Laura Howard and Brooke van Mossel-Forrester founded Taking Root, a not for profit organization that uses reforestation to reduce the impact of climate change, restore ecosystems and promote economic development among farmers in Nicaragua. By working to reforest more than 1 500 hectares, they have helped to create thousands of jobs and improved conditions in nearly 70 local communities, while offsetting carbon emissions equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 90 000 cars.