This was our first major campaign in Europe (when we used to be called WCAFI), working with Fundacion Repsol to distribute Tree Kits at the MotoGp in Jerez, Spain. I worked with my good friend and ForestNation Ambassador Tony Argueta…
G8 MY SUMMIT 2010 Hello ForestNation community, and what a couple of days I’ve had. New people, guest speakers, negotiations, it was all part of G8 MY SUMMIT 2010. It is a huge concept, so stay with me. Youth delegates…
Meetings for Hope Hello fellow Tree Lovers, it is Mackenzie here, tired as ever. I have been running around, talking about the Clean Air Tree Kit. When I step back now, I see it has really been worth it. First,…
Our tree planting partners teach agroforestry to poor farmers to change their lives by improving their land, increasing their income, and lifting them out of poverty. Agroforestry techniques provide farmers with: firewood, livestock feed, timber, and poles. It improves productivity of their…
Tree Planting in Ethiopia Generations of unsustainable land-use practices coupled with pressure from increasing population have led to severe land degradation in Ethiopia. This land degradation reduces agricultural productivity and fodder production for livestock, forcing people to farm and graze…
25% of Uganda’s surface area is covered by water. Most of Uganda’s land area is 1,000 meters above sea level. Semi-arid desert takes up the northeast, while the rest of country is dominated by forests and savannahs. Deforestation caused by increasing…
Over the past few years a large number of community tree nurseries have been established, which raised over three million tree seedlings. Initially, the aim was to encourage communities to plant and use trees on a sustainable basis. During 2009,…
Actively planting since 2002, in 2009 over 1 million trees were planted in Haiti with communities along the Arcadine coast. Another 1 million trees were planting in 2012, working with over 1,600 farmers. Tree planting in Haiti is a fundamental part…