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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.
ITF attends the Royal Cornwall Show
On Thursday 7th June, ITF took part in the Prince’s Countryside Parade showcasing all the countryside charities that Prince Charles supports.
Justified and Ancient: The Value of Trees in Cities
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.
An orchard for health and wellbeing
Discover how YMCA Derbyshire transformed an overgrown space into a tranquil orchard as part of the Fruit-full Communities project.
Improved natural resource management in Nkhata Bay
The Nkhata Bay Natural Way programme was developed to support district wide sustainable natural resource management and improved livelihoods for the most disadvantaged households in Nkhata Bay North, Malawi.
Fruit-full Communities: Planting seeds of change in Warrington
Verve Place temporary housing centre is one of 26 sites taking part in Fruit-full Communities – a project supporting young people in supported housing to design and plant an orchard on their grounds.
Stories from the frontlines of forest restoration in Kenya
Discover the inspiring stories of tree planting and agroforestry in Kenya through ITF's 20 Million Trees campaign. From small-scale farmers earning a living while restoring the forest to women's groups nurturing tree nurseries, this campaign is uplifting lives and building capacity for sustainable agriculture.
Protecting biodiversity and livelihoods: The Dom Community Food Forest Project
Discover the Dom Community Food Forest project in Cameroon's Bamenda Highlands, a biodiversity hotspot. Learn about the project's achievements in community empowerment and find out how it is contributing to the global effort to protect endangered ecosystems.
Trees are much more than the lungs of the World
Discover the diverse and valuable roles of trees in our ecosystems beyond being the "lungs of the planet" in this article by Roger Leakey.
Spotlight: Importance of Agroforestry
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.
Spotlight: Forests and Water
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!
Spotlight: My 20 Trees and Me
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.
Trees Journal Volume 74 Published!
ITF’s 2017 Trees Journal volume 74 is now published! Andy Egan, ITF Chief Executive, introduces the inspiring and thought provoking articles from a our partners.
Fighting for Kafuga Forest: A critical biodiversity hotspot at risk of encroachment
Kafuga Forest is a remnant patch of ancient rainforest that offers a rare glimpse of Uganda’s remarkable biodiversity. ITF partners, PROBICOU, have been working to secure this area against the ongoing threat of encroachment. Learn about their stakeholder engagement and alternative income generation efforts to protect this critical resource.
Planting trees with schools in Amuria
Working with both children and teachers, Amuria Schools Tree Planting Project (ASTREPP) aims to raise awareness about environmental degradation and give students practical skills in tree planting.
Revival of community spirit in Lundazi, Zambia
In Lundazi District, Zambia, deforestation is largely attributed to a dramatic increase in the cultivation of tobacco, cotton and maize. But the community strongly desires to reverse this trend through tree planting.
Endemic trees for sustainable agroforestry in Madagascar
In Madagascar, ITF partner Ny Tanintsika are halfway through their project titled ‘Endemic Trees for Sustainable Agroforestry’, which aims to work with farming communities near the COFAV Rainforest Corridor.
Cultivating potatoes, growing a forest!
We’ve recently expanded our tree planting to Northern Mount Kenya, bringing on board a new partner – Mount Kenya Trust (MKT). MKT will plant over 240,000 trees, restoring native forest.
Multifunctional Agriculture: At Last, a Solution and ‘Plan B’ for Africa
“A practical, appropriate and effective solution to Africa’s food and nutritional insecurity has eluded everyone for over 100 years. Since colonial days, conventional thinking has been based on the misconception that what works in temperate latitudes must work in the tropics and sub-tropics.”
Trainers ready for new season of Fruit-full Communities
The second year of the Fruit-full Communities Project got off to a flying start with the ‘Training of Trainers Day’ held on 12th April at DECSY in Sheffield.
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