To celebrate Earth Day 2012, Namecheap generously offered to plant a tree for each domain name that was transferred to them over the 24 hours of Earth Day. Not only that they they also offered to match each transfer – planting a seond tree for each domain transferred. Over 1500 domains were moved to Namecheap on Earth Day which brings the total number of trees planted to 3072!

We’re delighted to be working with Namecheap to plant out the trees that have been pledged where they will make a positive impact on the environment and the people around them.

Find out more information about Namecheap and their work with ITF

ITF have teamed up with Refresh Cartridges to offer printer owners the chance to recycle used print cartridges and help to support our work around the world at the same time!  When you have reached the end of a printer ink cartridge, instead of throwing it away, simply send them (free postage) to Refresh Cartridges.  Read More…

We currently have two exciting volunteer placements available at ITF.  The first is the chance to assist the Schools Coordinator in fundraising for the “Tree Power” global education project, and various school programme administration tasks.  The second is an opportunity to write content for the ITF website and help to spread the message and work of ITF to the widest possible audience. Read More…

Ninety years ago today, a government forester with the Colonial Office named Richard St. Barbe Baker (St. Barbe) held the inaugural ‘Dance of the Trees’ with the Kikuyu tribesmen, in celebration of their first tree planting event recognising the importance of trees in our world. Read More…

ITF are delighted to have received a very positive half year report from the ELHAP Heritage Orchard Preservation Project. The scheme is managed by our project partner, Trees for Cities who are working with Redbridge council and the staff and young people of East London Handicap Adventure Playground (ELHAP) to lovingly restore and transform an old orchard. Read More…

We are delighted to announce the winners of the ITF short story competition! Read More…

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) have released an excellent overview of a very interesting special issue of International Forestry Review. This special edition looks at the largely overlooked role that forests play in food production and food security and comprises a series of nine informative articles.

You can find out more about the special edition of International Forestry Review on the CIFOR website along with links the articles within the issue.

ITF have received an interim report from the Mount Kenya Forest Tree Planting project, an initiative managed by our in-country partner – Save Mount Kenya Forest From Extinction Group. We are delighted to announce that the project has made excellent progress in it’s first six months which looks set to continue as the scheme moves forward. Read More…

ITF’s ongoing mission to tackle the cycle of poverty and deforestation saw tangible global successes through 2011. We’ve prepared a handy graphic to illustrate the progress we have made in the past year that you can download as a PDF.

Want to help us do even more this year? You can easily get involved in our work by making a donation, buying exclusive charity gifts from the ITF shop or even becoming a volunteer!

ITF have received an end of year report from Church Mission Society (CMS), our in-country partner working in both South Sudan and Uganda.  Their activities over the past year are very encouraging and there have been a number of notable successes. Read More…

We are looking to fill two part-time, temporary vacancies – go to our JOBS page for details.

The latest edition of TREES Journal is now available to download online. This engaging and informative edition focusses on agroforestry and it’s positive impacts across Africa. It also contains a tribute to the late Wangari Maathai and a full review of the work ITF has been engaged in, both in the UK and internationally.

Read TREES 2012 online today