Our vision is a world where communities and nature sustainably thrive together to stop global warming in our lifetime.
Our mission is to conserve and restore the ecological integrity of forests and landscapes by partnering with local communities to create lasting environmental and social impact.
Our approach is rooted in science, driven by communities, and proven to generate lasting benefits for people, nature, and the climate.
We are deeply committed to restoring nature and tackling climate change with energy, purpose, and heart.
We believe in the power of partnerships, working hand in hand with communities, experts, and stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
We act with honesty and uphold the highest ethical standards in everything we do.
We are open and accountable, sharing our decisions, collective actions and impacts with science-backed and clear metrics.
We strive for the highest quality in our work, continuously learning and improving to deliver meaningful results.
We face challenges head-on, daring to innovate and lead bold solutions for a greener and cooler planet.
Back in 2009, Bill Liao and Marie-Noelle Keijzer founded WeForest with a clear ambition: to stop global warming “in our lifetime, so our children don’t have to”.
For the first three years we were all volunteers, and every euro received went to grow trees. We grew organically: persuading other NGOs to plant for us, then hiring our first local foresters.
Today, WeForest is a team of more than 90 passionate professionals across the world, mostly based in our field offices in Zambia and Ethiopia as well as in our Brussels headquarters.
WeForest was founded by Bill Liao and Marie-Noëlle Keijzer with a bold mission: to stop global warming in our lifetime by restoring entire landscapes and enabling communities to thrive while protecting their forests.
WeForest is registered in Belgium and launched a pilot project in Zambia.
For the first three years, WeForest operated entirely with volunteers. Every euro raised went directly into tree planting, initially through partner NGOs, until we began building our own local teams.
HQ (BE): WeForest asbl/vzw
Cantersteen 47, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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