Explore our selection of projects and organisations
Discover the work being done around the world to restore forest ecosystems and improve the livelihoods of people that depend on them. The organisations presented below are added to our website for free, after a review by our team.
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ADES
ADES promotes energy-efficient ovens and solar cookers in Madagascar to fight deforestation. In addition, for each ADES device sold, 2 trees are planted in a project initiated and controlled by… Read moreMadagascar – Planting organisation
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Árbol co(n)razón
Árbol co(n)razón is dedicated to the restoration of native tropical dry forest in the Andes mountains of Ecuador. Extending on their Sacred Mountain project site, they work with the local… Read moreEcuador – Planting organisation
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Arboles y Futuro
Creating perspectives in the bolivian Andes – from reforestation to timber products in rural communities and environmental education in elementary schools. Rural communities, groups with interests in forestry or individual… Read moreBolivia – Planting organisation
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Association for Coastal Ecosystem Services (ACES)
The Mikoko Pamoja project, developed by ACES, shows how a village in Kenya could halt the degradation of the surrounding mangrove forests, taking ownership of the conservation and restoration efforts… Read moreKenya – Planting organisation – Technical Assistance
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Association newTree
Soil regeneration – food security – resource management: a long-term and sustainable way out of poverty for rural farmer families In order to regenerate depleted soils, newTree supports rural farmers… Read moreAgroforestry – Benin – Natural regeneration – Planting organisation
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Biodiversity conservation (BICO)
BICO works with the communities through capacity-building and reforestation work to restore the Mau Forest complex in Kenya. This is a mountain watershed forest that feeds major rivers and lakes… Read moreKenya – Planting organisation
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Brettacorp Inc.
Brettacorp Inc. is an Australian community association that recovers native habitat for endangered species such as the Southern Cassowary and Mahogany Glider, in Tropical North Queensland. Their work so far… Read moreAustralia – Planting organisation – Technical Assistance
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CAPED
CAPED is a grassroots effort from Gambia focused on restoring degraded mangrove and forests and improving the lives of the nearby communities, with a particular enphasys on youth. Working closely… Read moreGambia – Planting organisation
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Conserve Natural Forests Foundation
Conserve Natural Forests (CNF) is a NGO from Thailand dedicated to forest restoration, sustainable land practices and wildlife conservation in Northern Thailand. Read morePlanting organisation – Thailand
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Corporación Cultiva
Through “participative reforestation”, Cultiva Chile has engaged over 26’000 volunteers in Chile since the year 2000 and planted almost half a million native tree and bush species. They work by… Read moreChile – Planting organisation
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Desert Tree
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best moment is now.“ (African proverb) Desert Tree has implemented several projects, all of which are aimed… Read moreAlgeria – Planting organisation
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Ecological Balance
Ecological Balance is a NGO from Cameroon that wants to solve conservation and development issues hand-in-hand. They see the forests as a deposit of natural wealth accumulated over generations which,… Read moreCameroon – Planting organisation
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Forestever
Agroforestry projects are developed with indigenous communities in the Amazon regions of Peru and Colombia so that endangered native timber and fruit trees are better known, valued and managed. This… Read morePeru – Planting organisation
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Foundation Green Ethiopia
Trees and afforestation lead to increased water tables and biodiversity, which allows vegetable production and cultivation of bees, coffee and other income generating activities. All activities are closely aligned with… Read moreEthiopia – Planting organisation
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Friends of the National Parks Foundation
The Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF) projects in Bali and Borneo take an holistic approach to conservation and community development, focusing on the protection of wildlife, restoration of… Read moreIndonesia – Planting organisation
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Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco
The Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco manages a network of biological reserves in Ecuador. Originally focused on the conservation of threatened bird species, their focus gradually expanded to cover complete habitats,… Read moreEcuador – Planting organisation
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Grupo Ambiental Natureza Bela
Working to restore the world-important Atlantic Forest (“Mata Atlântica”) of Brazil, through forest restoration, creation of ecological corridors, and the improvement of the livelihoods for the local traditional and indigenous… Read moreBrazil – Planting organisation – Technical Assistance
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International Association for Mediterranean Forests
Creating a collaboration platform between practitioners and decision-makers focused on the protection, management and restoration of forest sites of high ecological value in the Mediterranean Basin. The network (currently) includes… Read moreFrance – Technical Assistance
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Oceanium
Oceánium runs the largest mangrove restoration program worldwide, in Senegal, where 45,000 hectares of its mangroves – a quarter of the total surface area – have been lost since the… Read morePlanting organisation – Senegal
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Plan Vivo
Project Teaser Plan Vivo provides an accessible certification scheme for smallholder- and community-based projects focused on sustainable land use, allowing them to be financed via payments for ecosystem services (PES)… Read moreCertification & Standards – Technical Assistance – UK
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Sankandi Youth Development Association
Following the destruction of the mangrove forests around their village, the people of Sankandi felt the direct consequences of their loss: less fish to catch and farmland lost due to… Read moreGambia – Planting organisation
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SEEDS Trust
The SEEDS Trust has been working with communities in the Tamil Nadu region of India for over 20 years. They combine practical measures for the regeneration and conservation of endangered… Read moreIndia – Planting organisation
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Taking Root / Enracine
By combining reforestation in Nicaragua with carbon-compensation programs, Taking Root creates long-term income opportunities for farmers while restoring the local ecosystems. By planting local tree species, which are more resistant… Read moreFunding organisation – Nicaragua – Planting organisation – Technical Assistance
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Tropical Research and Conservation Centre (TRCC)
Tropical Research and Conservation Centre (TRCC) is a Nigerian NGO active in the southeastern rainforest region of the country and in the Niger delta. It works closely with the local… Read moreNigeria – Planting organisation
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Verein Tany
Permapartner is active in Madagascar. It supports small-scale farmers in transforming their farms into permaculture sites. This improves harvests, reduces their land use, the need for slash and burn activities… Read moreMadagascar – Planting organisation
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Vivamos Mejor
Vivamos Mejor works with local farmer communities and authorities in Guatemala, to improve how they manage water, forests and soil – the basis of their livelihoods. They take an integrated… Read moreGuatemala – Planting organisation
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WeForest
Large-scale reforestation and sustainable land use initiative, dedicated to climate change mitigation. The organisation is focused on multiple lands, combining reforestation with land use, economic empowerment, education and capacity-building. Reforestation… Read moreBelgium – Funding organisation
