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Discover the latest stories from our partners and the impact your generous donation is making for people and planet. And read our views on the issues facing our environment and the communities we work with.
Plant trees and transform lives this Christmas
For one week only, you can double your impact thanks to the Big Give! That’s twice the impact for our planet and the communities we work with.
My internship with ITF
I can proudly say, I was a part of the oldest and most amazing tree planting organisation in the world.
Collecting acorns
Last week the UK team went out into Oxford to pick some acorns for an exciting little project we have going on.
Transforming our planet for 100 years
Celebrating 100 years of community-led tree planting.
St. Barbe’s Legacy: pioneer forester and global conservationist
Hugh Locke, Co-Founder & President of Smallholder Farmers Alliance, reflects on our founder's legacy.
Celebrating 100 years of community led tree planting
On Saturday 23rd July, friends, partners, supporters and members of ITF, joined us as we celebrated our centenary in Oxford.
2022 UK Community Tree Planting Grant – learn more before you apply
Applications are now open for the 2022 UK Community Tree Planting grant cycle!
Celebrating our centenary in Kenya
This year, marks 100 years of our work planting, protecting and promoting trees around the world. To mark such a remarkable anniversary, we gathered with local partners and tree lovers to celebrate
My volunteering journey with ITF
As a volunteer I am lucky to be in a position where I can support and learn more about ITF’s important work whilst also developing the skills for a future career in communications.
Volunteers’ Week 2022
In celebration of Volunteers’ Week 2022, we asked, Helen, our Communications Volunteer a few questions about her time volunteering with ITF.
Your memories of St Barbe Baker
Many of ITF’s supporters today were inspired to join us after meeting St Barbe in person. Some have been generously planting trees with us for 50 years, such was the deep impact of our founder. As part of our centenary celebrations, we’ve been asking for memories of St Barbe. Here are just a few.
Celebrate Earth Day: plant trees, protect the planet
To save the planet, we must put communities at the heart of the restoration fight to protect and improve their wellbeing and livelihoods.
Plant trees this Earth Day
“We had missed out on the species which provide medicine, food, honey and weaving materials which were very important in our lives but now we are like kings since we can access these resources at any time.”
Men of the Trees exhibition
The Unity Museum in Seattle, Washington is joining in with our Centenary Celebrations by holding an exhibition about the life and work of St Barbe, who visited Seattle on a number of occasions.
Reforesting Saiwa Swamp National Park’s wetlands
We are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021, where you can double your donation and plant more trees in Kenya’s Saiwa National Park wetlands.
Introducing James our new CEO
We are very pleased to be welcoming a new CEO, James Whitehead, to the team.
The joy of foraging
Picking and cooking wild foods has become a lifestyle choice – something that can not only feed you, but also nourish your wellbeing and reconnect you with natural seasonal rhythms.
The impact of girls’ education on the environment
Gloria Uwizeyimana has joined ITF on an internship thanks to the Mastercard Foundation. Today, she shares her experience growing up in Rwanda and how her education and scholarships have opened up opportunities that she never dreamed of.
Gender justice and forest Restoration
Properly done, forest restoration can play a significant role in advancing gender justice.
Four things that make ITF special
International Tree Foundation is special. But its uniqueness does not lie only in that it cares for trees. Here are four things make ITF special.
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