The project’s core activities included tree planting on public land, water catchment areas, dispensaries and community farms. Since the project started May 2011,  50,000 seedlings have been raised and planted on various sites.

As well as supplying tree seedlings to local villagers, the project provides training and education so that it will have a lasting legacy beyond its initial funded phase.

The project has established nurseries in which a range of tree species are grown can be used by beneficiaries as a source of income (for example by selling fruits or other sustainable tree-based products).

We recently received a final project report from our in-country partner SUNARMA and we are very pleased to report that the Forest Conservation Project in the Wof Washa Forest, Ethiopia has been a great success.

We received a very encouraging mid-term report from the Mt. Bamboutos Montane Forest Reforestation project which confirms the scheme is making excellent progress.

In response to the problems posed burning wood for fuel and charcoal production, several African nations and international bodies are searching for appropriate solutions that can be widely applied. One solution that shows a lot of promise is the use of bamboo charcoal as bioenergy.

ITF have received a mid-term report from Trees for the Future on the development of the Kaffrine agroforestry project and we are delighted to announce that the initiative has already made great progress.

The project, based in the London Borough of Redbridge, aims to transform an overgrown and unused woodland area into an interactive space that is accessible to all ELHAP users.

A note from Ted Green M B E – ITF Vice President.

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.

The main aim of the Wof Washa project is to demonstrate sustainable land use practice whilst encouraging sustainable livelihoods.

Over 9,000 new trees have been planted in Lilongwe since the start of the project.

This project has had an impact on the wider community as well as the immediate beneficiaries as knowledge has been shared with community members which has encouraged more tree planting in the area.

A big part of this project has been focused on training: agroforestry training for local farmers, environmental conservation awareness training for community members, sustainable land use and nursery establishment to name but a few.

Previous research from different parts of the tropics have shown that community-based management can be more effective than protected areas in slowing deforestation.

In response to the threat to livelihoods posed by increasing desertification, members of the Kanpour Women Association (KWA) resolved to take responsibility for the regeneration barren land in Kanpour in the Lawra district and its adjoining communities in the Upper West Region.

Since the start of the project in August 2010, the scheme has raised and planted out 40,000 seedlings of five different tree species.

The initiative is managed by Our Lady of Mercy Community Services based in Accra, Ghana and aims to plant 1000 mango trees in community orchards and provide training to local people on planting and cultivation of the trees.