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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.”

Now autumn is approaching, at ITF we’re looking forward to another tree planting season in the UK. We recently closed our Call for Proposals for this year’s UK Community Tree Planting Programme. We’re thrilled with the applications, including community orchards, biodiverse hedging projects, to community-owned woodlands.

England’s Tree Strategy is set to be published later this year. Discover why broader social, psychological and environmental benefits should be prioritised over carbon sequestration alone.

Though still not well known, Richard St Barbe Baker or ‘St Barbe’ as his friends knew him, was surely the first global conservationist. He remains one of history’s greatest advocates for forest protection and restoration.

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.

Discover how ������'s partnerships are creating positive synergies for sustainable tree planting and forest restoration. Explore successful projects in different African countries and the UK, and learn how community involvement is at the heart of ITF's mission.

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.

Since the onset of the March-May 2020 long rains, flash floods have been reported in many parts of Kenya.

 ITF uses a community based approach whereby we work with local community based organisations, self-help groups and schools to carry our tree planting activities.

Böðvar Jónsson, who is thought to be the only ever Member of ITF from Iceland, contacted us to tell us about Skógar and the reforestation taking place there.

On Thursday 7th June, ITF took part in the Prince’s Countryside Parade showcasing all the countryside charities that Prince Charles supports.

This year, our Annual Event is heading north to Sheffield! The “Justified and Ancient: The Value of Trees in Cities“ event, will bring together speakers from diverse backgrounds to discuss the role of trees in urban areas and how to protect them.

Discover the diverse and valuable roles of trees in our ecosystems beyond being the "lungs of the planet" in this article by Roger Leakey.

It’s Day 2 of the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Each day this week, we’re focusing on one aspect of our 20 Million Trees programme. Today the theme is Agroforestry.

Day 1 of the Big Give has arrived! Each day this week, we’re focusing on one aspect of our 20 Million Trees programme. Today the theme is: Water!

For day 4 of the Big Give Christmas Challenge, we're returning to our schools programme, My 20 Trees and Me: Growing up Together, to see how the children and their trees are getting on.