#SustainableDevelopment
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Goal 2 – Zero Hunger
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Globally, one in nine people in the world today (815 million people) are undernourished. And poor nutrition causes 3.1 million deaths of children under five years old…
Goal 1 – No Poverty
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere Since 1990, extreme poverty rates have decreased by over 50%. While this is a remarkable achievement, there is still a lot of work to accomplish. One in five people in developing regions…
Ambassador Farmer
ForestNation has ambassadors to aid in their mission for the environment. One of those ambassadors is Farmer Tantoh and here is some background information on him… He organized the primary school, of their local church, and planted eight ornamental trees…
Update: Tree Planting in Haiti
The local team in Haiti have distributed several types of fruit and hardwood trees to local landowners. They are now planting mostly hardwood trees above the water spring on the mountain side. So far they’ve had approximately 6,000 healthy trees…
Tanzania video update
This video shows the ongoing tree planting project and environmental conservation activity. Tree nurseries at 8 rural schools are helping in this early phase of the project. They are planting a range of tree species including species native to the Usambara rain…
School children in Tanzania: reforesting their future
“You plant one We plant one” Tree Kits have funded 200,000 trees to be planted with local communities and schools in Tanzania. The project includes education and hands on experience to empower youth groups to reforest their future. The students…
Tree Planting in Cavaillon – Haiti
The planting project is situated in a very quiet, non-violent region of Haiti where the local population has witnessed the devastation of their environment. They know their own actions are the reason for their plight making it logical for them to…
Ethiopia
Tree Planting in Ethiopia Severe land degradation currently plagues Ethiopia, thanks to generations of unsustainable land-use practices and an increasing population pressure. These aspects have caused a sharp decrease in agricultural productivity and fodder production for livestock. Consequently, it forces…