Expedition, adventure, restoration: a conservation biologist visits
James Borrell is a conservation biologist with a passion for expeditions and adventure. He’s been involved with a range of projects over four continents, from critically endangered big cats in the remote Dhofar mountains to biodiversity surveys in the Amazon and forest genetics in the high Arctic.
Forest-Water capacity building in the Khasi Hills, India
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, WeForest, the University of Twente (The Netherlands) and the Ka Synjuk Ki Hima Arliang Wah Umiam Mawphlang Welfare Society in the East Khasi Hills held a Forest-Water Capacity Building Workshop to support the community in their understanding of forest-water relationships in their native East Khasi Hills.
Making local communities part of the solution
In some parts of Northern Ethiopia, 98% of the forest cover has disappeared. Individual farmers did not have many other options than converting forests into agricultural land, cut trees and sell firewood to compensate for severe food insecurity.
When reforesting benefits four generations of women
Holding her infant child and standing between her mother and grandmother, this is Sakani Malunga. These four generations live under one roof – a close kinship we have lost in the West.
XVI World Water Congress
WeForest is contributing to the XVI World Water Congress in Cancun, Mexico, where international experts discuss the links between forests and water, monitoring best practices and why science-based policies are so urgently needed. Read more or download the flyer here.
WeForest – Printemps européen de la philanthropie (in French)
WeForest CEO Marie-Noëlle Keijzer interviewed on French BFMTV
“We act” – CSR at Tango
One cell phone recycled = 1 tree planted in Burkina Faso.
Together we planted 15 million trees!
Over the last 7 years, all together we achieved the amazing challenge of planting 15 million trees! That is like restoring a 12,000 ha forest, an area 2 times the size of Manhattan and larger than the city of Paris!
Brabantia’s community tree nurseries
Since Brabantia started restoring forests in 2014 with WeForest, we have seen the immense impact of their trees. Now we’re seeing what they mean for rural families at the community-run tree nurseries they’re supporting in Amhara.
The Vallerani Restoration Method
It’s dry in the Sahel, but with the Vallerani Method it’s possible to store the water during the rainy season.
