If we can raise £20,000, WWANC will create three new fruit tree nurseries, and plant 15,000 fruit trees to strengthen livelihoods and reduce pressure on the forest.

In 2007 this land was unproductive farmland. Two streams flowed sluggishly through it to form a boggy field. With over 1,000 trees have been planted to transform the land and landscape.

Denise Amador Bittencourt, Biologist, Ecologist and Educator writes about different initiatives in Brazil, related to communities and agroforestry, some challenges, positive news and a vision for the future.

To understand how to restore ecosystems across the world, we need vast quantities of data and sophisticated machine learning tools. But this isn’t enough.

An article by Alistair Pask, Ph.D., Founder of Reforest and Director of Reforest Tea. Reforest has supported the work of the International Tree Foundation 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.”

In 2017 our partner in Uganda, Pro Biodiversity Conservationists PROBICOU went to court. Fighting for the rights of local communities to conserve and use Kafuga Forest products to sustain their livelihoods.

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.

This project succeeded in providing a source of livelihoods to vulnerable communities, by creating a shared source of income and access to fast-maturing fruit and nut trees, improving livelihood and food security for 160 households in Embu County, Kenya.

Discover how International Tree Foundation'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.

Oxford City Farm was set up a few years ago on a site in East Oxford as a space where people can grow food together, learn new skills, and meet new people.

Since 2014, ITF has partnered with Oxford City Farm (OCF) who provide highly valued opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with farming and food production, animals, nature and each other. Phil Pritchard, a member of OCF, shares his experience and advice for anyone interested in tree planting.