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Trees feed my soul. Trees speak to me, no not in words but in feelings.

One unintended consequence of the pandemic will be that when our attention turns to COP26 and the climate crisis, we won’t have had the time to forget that when faced with a threat of global magnitude, governments, businesses and civil society can achieve what was once thought farfetched.

At Christmas time last year we raised money for our good friend Noormichuki, and her tree planting project in the Mara, Kenya. As one of the first woman tree planters of this region, we were incredibly excited to support her in setting up new seedling nurseries and train other women in her community.

If we can raise £20,000, WWANC will create three new fruit tree nurseries, and plant 15,000 fruit trees to strengthen livelihoods and reduce pressure on the forest.

Denise Amador Bittencourt, Biologist, Ecologist and Educator writes about different initiatives in Brazil, related to communities and agroforestry, some challenges, positive news and a vision for the future.

To understand how to restore ecosystems across the world, we need vast quantities of data and sophisticated machine learning tools. But this isn’t enough.

An article by Alistair Pask, Ph.D., Founder of Reforest and Director of Reforest Tea. Reforest has supported the work of the ������ in sub-Saharan Africa since mid-2019. This article describes his journey from 2015 to the present day.

“This man, to whom people referred as St.Barbe, pinned a small badge engraved with a tree to my school coat – and onlookers cheered.”

Learn why protecting plant and tree health is vital in 2020, the International Year of Plant Health. Discover simple actions you can take to safeguard our natural habitat, from sourcing plants from reputable sources to reporting any pests to Tree Alert.

This project succeeded in providing a source of livelihoods to vulnerable communities, by creating a shared source of income and access to fast-maturing fruit and nut trees, improving livelihood and food security for 160 households in Embu County, Kenya.

Professor Roger Leakey and Ricardo Romero, ITF's Africa Programme Manager, discuss the 'Great Reset Project' that was recently launched by HRH Prince Charles. This project is aimed at urgently re-building the foundations of our economic and social system for a more fair, sustainable and resilient future.

As a global community, we have not yet scratched the surface of agroforestry’s potential to help create a fairer, more sustainable and resilient agroeconomy. 

Discover the sustainable impact of ITF's reforestation and conservation projects in 2019. From Kenya to the UK, learn how communities are empowered to coexist with nature through tree planting, natural regeneration, agroforestry, education programs, and more.

Oxford City Farm was set up a few years ago on a site in East Oxford as a space where people can grow food together, learn new skills, and meet new people.

Since 2014, ITF has partnered with Oxford City Farm (OCF) who provide highly valued opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with farming and food production, animals, nature and each other. Phil Pritchard, a member of OCF, shares his experience and advice for anyone interested in tree planting.

Our partners, Mpingo Conservation Development Initiative (MCDI) have just reported a very successful year in the restoration of the very biodiverse and threatened Miombo forest habitat.

Sunday 8th March marks International Women’s day. What better time to celebrate one of our own UK tree planting women: Sue Pitt. Over the past four years, Sue has facilitated the planting of over 1000 trees and helped vulnerable adults improve their well-being through nature.

Since 2004, Nathalie Raharilaza has worked for the tree planting project “Ny Tanintsika” as its Programme Manager, in S.E Madagascar. Between 2018 and 2019, she and her team managed to restore over 47 ha of forest and plant 35,000 trees. Today she shares her thoughts on the important role women play in community development and nature conservation.

We had the chance to interview Margret Masika, one of the chairwomen of the Alpha Women Empowerment Initiative (AWEI), a tree planting organisation near Kasese in Uganda.