What we do

Our work

Six focus areas, one idea: forests do best when the people around them do well too.

Focus areas

Six ways we put forests first.

Each area is shaped together with the communities involved. Here is what we mean by each of them.

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Forest protection

Forests cannot speak for themselves. We help the people who live beside them, and the institutions that look after them, to keep them standing.

Our work starts with awareness and ends with action on the ground: knowing the value of a forest is the first defence against losing it.

Awareness campaigns against illegal cutting and dumping
Wildfire prevention and community readiness
Support for the careful stewardship of protected areas
Simple ways for citizens to report threats and follow up

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Reforestation & restoration

A planted tree is only a promise; looking after it is what keeps the promise. We plant native species suited to the local soil and climate, and we stay with them as they grow.

Planting days are open to everyone: schools, families, companies and anyone who wants to leave something living behind.

Native, climate-suited species grown from local seed where possible
Open planting days for volunteers of every age
Follow-up care, watering and monitoring after planting
Restoring slopes after fire and erosion

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Water & soil

Forests are the original water system: they catch the rain, release it slowly and keep soil where it belongs. When they disappear, springs weaken, floods grow and fertile land washes away.

We work with communities to protect the catchments they depend on and to repair the places where the land is already giving way.

Protecting springs and the land around them
Planting river banks and gullies against erosion
Practical soil protection on steep slopes
Water-wise advice for villages and farms

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Sustainable farming & agroforestry

Farms and forests are not opposites. Trees on and around farmland give shade, shelter from wind, fruit and nuts, fodder and richer soil, and they make farms more resilient in dry years.

We share methods that work in practice and help farmers try them on their own land.

Fruit, nut and shade trees integrated into farmland
Hedgerows and windbreaks
Training and demonstration plots
Soil-friendly farming practices

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Fair trade of forest products

Forests have always fed and employed the people around them: wild herbs and medicinal plants, nuts, mushrooms, honey, firewood. A fair income from these products gives families a real reason to look after the forest.

We support responsible harvesting and fairer ways to bring these products to market.

Responsible, sustainable harvesting guidelines
Fairer prices and shorter routes to market
Support for local producers and cooperatives
Stories and quality that customers can trust

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Education & awareness

People protect what they understand and love. We bring forests into the classroom and children into the forest, and we train adults who work with the land.

Education is the slowest part of our work and the one that lasts longest.

School programmes and outdoor lessons
Guided nature walks for families and groups
Youth volunteering and internships
Training and materials for foresters, teachers and farmers

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