Community-led efforts will be key to completing the Great Green Wall
An article in Science confirms that farmer-managed natural regeneration is crucial to the success of Africa’s Great Green Wall, which aims to transform the lives of some 100 million people by planting trees, shrubs and grasses over 8000 kilometers by 2030.
Ten golden rules? Call it twelve
The organisers of this week’s Reforestation for Biodiversity, Carbon Capture and Livelihoods conference, RBG Kew, have outlined the ten ‘golden rules’ for tree planting which must be a top priority for all nations this decade. WeForest wholeheartedly agrees – so much so that we’re expanding on the list here, with some of our own experience.
Miracle mangroves: restoring Senegal’s spectacular landscapes
Of all the forests, mangroves are probably the most impressive. These tropical trees and shrubs that thrive in salty, coastal waters act as natural climate regulators, and are essential for biodiversity and as sources of freshwater and income for the local people.
New Tietê Forests project will pioneer a herbicide-free approach
A new restoration project on the edges of the Atlantic Biome’s Tietê river, a crucial resource that serves the state of São Paulo, will protect water resources and establish wildlife corridors – as well as exploring ways to reduce the use of herbicides, with the ultimate goal of going fully organic.
WeForest and the Global EverGreening Alliance: making earth cooler together
WeForest is the latest organisation to join the Global EverGreening Alliance, an Australian platform aiming to leverage the strengths, capacities and programmes of its member organisations to restore degraded lands worldwide.
Making Earth Cooler – narrated by Bryan Adams
A two-minute summary of what WeForest does and why we’re doing it.
“One thing we have to do immediately is stop deforestation”
Did you know that water vapour is a greenhouse gas? In this video, scientist George Woodwell shares some surprising insights into global warming, as well as four solutions that we need to pursue right now if we want to combat the climate crisis.
News from the Field: three recent stories from Ethiopia
Check out our latest newsletter of stories from our project sites.
Celebrating the impact of FLR across the globe
A global event will celebrate the first milestone year of the Bonn Challenge and the enormous impact of the forest landscape restoration movement.
First chapter in the push for a trillion trees
A global initiative to conserve, restore and grow one trillion trees by 2030 has seen the launch of its first regional chapter.
