Trees for Cities is the only UK charity working on an international scale to plant urban trees and create greener cities.[1] Since 1993, the organisation has engaged over 80,000 volunteers to plant over 1,000,000 urban trees in parks, streets, woodlands, schools, hospitals and housing estates. The charity also runs the Edible Playgrounds programme,[2] which aims to inspire school children to grow and eat healthy food, as well as connecting them with nature.
Read MoreWe’re a registered charity proudly dedicated to planting and nurturing trees. For 25 years, we’ve engaged communities, governments, corporations and individuals in the pursuit of a greener and healthier living environment for Canadians. Since 1992, we’ve planted more than 82 million trees, greened more than 660 schoolyards, helped restore places hit by natural disasters and brought together urban forestry experts greening cities all across Canada.
Read MoreThe Adivasi Bhatra tribe relies on forests for food security and livelihood through the collection of forest produces. The project involves the planting of 25,000 highly valued native trees in five villages, with the goal to help restore forests, enhance ecosystem services and rural economy.
Read MoreSince 2007, this unique project has been working closely with ordinary Kenyan subsistence farmers to find ways to help them grow new food crops that reduce the stress on their forest.
Read MoreThis project, situated on a 16 hectare parcel of land inside a natural reserve, involves the planting of a botanical garden in the Orinoco River basin to conserve its traditional medicinal trees and plants. The project is being done together with the Missouri Botanical Gardens in the USA.
Read MoreThis afforestation and reforestation project is located in the Orinoco River basin of Colombia. The plantation is designed to provide long-term economic sustainability for the adjacent natural reserve, dedicated to the conservation of local flora & fauna. We use natural farming techniques to do so.
Read MoreOur project is based in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, minutes from the Delaware River. Previously a commercial farm and junk yard, we made it our mission to clean and restore our land as a safe and thriving home for native wildlife and the critters of our animal rescue as well. We felt so inspired taking on this endeavor that we have decided to expand. We are n
Read MoreIn 1997, a group of citizens from Mexico and the United States foresaw the need to solve a growing problem: the severe contradiction created by the environmental right to preserve the natural habitat of the monarch butterfly, and the birthright of local people to utilize the wood forest resources of the same area as a source of income. The reforestation program will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary thanks to some of the first founders whose heart is on the protection of the monarch butterfly and its overwintering sites…
Read MoreA national ecological engineering effort that called for the planting of millions of trees along the 2,800-mile border of northern China’s encroaching desert, while increasing the world’s forest by 10 percent. Also known as the “Great Green Wall,” the project’s end date isn’t until 2050;
Read MoreWorld Land Trust (WLT) is an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats acre by acre. Through a network of partner organisations around the world, WLT funds the creation of reserves and provides permanent protection for habitats and wildlife. Partnerships are developed with established and highly respected local organisations who engage support and commitment among the local community. World Land Trust (WLT) pioneered the Buy an Acre concept of buying land for conservation, starting in 1989, and has, since then, funded ground-breaking habitat protection for more than 30 years, with an impressive track record of achievements.
Read MoreSOQTAPATA is a private conservation initiative of HERPIRO SAC (Hermanos Pilares Robles) led by Ana and Rafael and their five children, who believe that conservation efforts can develop into models that contribute in the sustainable development of our planet through providing a variety of ecosystem services such as Ecotourism, Research Stations and Volunteering Programs. This project was developed by HERPIRO SAC with the help of other organizations interested in the protection of our forests. Organizations such as ACCA (Asociación de Conservación para la Cuenca Amazónica), SPDA (Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental) and Conservamos por Naturaleza have been helping us organize our ideas and articulate our efforts.
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Read MoreFounded in 1986, and aims to conserve regional biodiversity in the Amazon region. The organization owns more than 200 hectares of land, which has since been declared a Biological Nature Reserve. An impressive 70 percent of the reserve is still virgin forest, the remaining 30 percent are reforested. In order not to jeopardize this process by tourist traffic, the nature reserve is not open to the public.
Read MoreCode REDD is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and scale the REDD+ mechanism to realize its full potential to empower people, preserve forests, protect wildlife, and reduce emissions. Code REDD’s Code of Conduct prioritizes the rights and roles of indigenous and local communities living in and around project areas. These communities are the first line of defense against the economic incentives driving deforestation in threatened forests. Our project developers work closely with the indigenous and local communities to ensure equitable benefit-sharing.
Read MoreStand For Trees is an innovative grassroots campaign that enables individuals — all of us — to take real action to stop forest loss: the number one cause of species extinction and second-leading cause of CO2 emissions globally. Although we know stopping deforestation is critical to curbing climate change, we continue to lose a forest the size of New York City every 48 hours. And deforestation and forest degradation are now larger contributors to climate change than every plane, train, car, and ship on the planet combined.
Read MoreRainforest Partnership conserves and restores tropical rainforests by working with communities to develop sustainable livelihoods that empower and respect both people and nature.
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