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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.
Climate change adaptation
We partnered with Kitui Development Centre (KDC), a women-led Community Based Organisation, to restore the degraded landscape in Kitui County, Kenya and reduce the adverse effects of climate change on the community.
Earth Day 2022: celebrations in Kitui County, Kenya
We celebrated Earth Day 2022 by planting trees young school going children in Kitui County, Kenya.
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.”
Restoring Ghana’s Black Volta Basin ecosystem
We’re working with Environment and Agroforestry Foundation (EAF) to promote the conservation and restoration of the riparian forests within the Black Volta Basin catchment areas in Northwest Ghana.
Increasing tree cover in Katavi, Tanzania
Through training on agroforestry and alternative land restoration techniques, this project is supporting communities in Katavi, Western Tanzania to build resilient and sustainable futures.
Food forests: empowering communities in Western Uganda.
Learn how we're with with our local partner Karambi Group of People with Disabilities, to empower local communities in Western Uganda through food forestry.
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.
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day we joined with community members and students at a school tree planting event in Masaka District, Uganda.
Women in conservation
The Trees for Livelihoods project seeks to restore Kakamega forest whilst promoting women’s participation and inclusion in sustainable community development projects.
Kenya’s forests under threat
If passed, the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill 2021 would weaken the role of Kenya Forest Service who are mandated to protect all public forests.
Empowering communities to plant trees in Burford
In Burford, West Oxfordshire, our partner, Nature and Nurture is inspiring and mobilising local community groups to protect, enhance and restore their local landscape.
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.
One year on in Kakamega
Over the last year, 300 women have been trained on grafting and growing fruit trees which are being planted in their local communities, providing them with an income while also reducing the pressure on the ancient forest.
COP26 Snapshots: community work with local people
There are big commitments being made at COP26. But we are proud to be working with communities to do something concrete for the environment.
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.
Gender, leadership and the Irangi Forest, Kenya
By promoting women’s participation, individuals will benefit from their focus on encouraging others and utilising the environment to improve livelihoods.
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.
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