Tree Aid

How do you save water in Africa’s drylands? 💧 Conserving water in some of the harshest climates on Earth isn’t easy—but trees hold the key 🌳 Trees stabilise riverbanks, prevent flash floods, and keep water in the soil. This World Water Day, we're showcasing how trees, tech and ancient wisdom are being used to save water where it’s needed most. Read more below 👇 https://lnkd.in/ebr9jX_C #WorldWaterDay

What should a forest look like? 🌳🌴 Far from being fairytale places, forests are unique ecosystems that are vital for the survival and well-being of the communities who depend on them. This International Day of Forests, we’re looking at the different types of forests we are helping to grow across Africa. Find out more 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNEwVazx

'When implemented right with community rights at the forefront, Tom Skirrow says voluntary carbon markets can fill the funding gaps for projects in the GGW, while the investment from the private sector "would not only drive the restoration that’s required, but would significantly create jobs and reduce poverty."' Great to be featured in Mongabay with UN Convention to Combat Desertification & SOS SAHEL International France talking #GreatGreenWall progress and highlighting our carbon finance white paper with World Economic Forum. As Ange Mboneye says, "We’re talking about millions of people, so we have to make sure the Great Green Wall will take place — it cannot be just a vision; it has to be on the ground.” Read it here 👇 https://lnkd.in/e84ZT9yr

Women are vital and powerful agents of change in land restoration. Their knowledge and expertise are key to the fight against the climate crisis 🌱 This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re highlighting just some of the ways communities are coming together to advance gender equality and protect the environment. From Village Saving and Loan Schemes, to growing cooperatives and advocating for women’s access to land, take a closer look below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eEPpWjVg

They can live for thousands of years and grow up to 98 feet tall. And they all start as little seedlings 🌱 #baobab

Happy #AfricaEnvironmentDay! More trees = happy ecosystems 🌳🐜 Africa Environment Day is jointly commemorated with #WangariMaathaiDay in recognition of the life and work of the late Professor Wangari Maathai who dedicated her life to promoting environmental conservation and sustainable development in Africa. She was also the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Sound on for this video to hear the beautiful sounds of nature, from the field in Burkina Faso 🌿 

Yesterday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced an aid budget cut from 0.5% to 0.3% by 2027. The timing could not be worse. Globally, people are being plummeted further into poverty due to the impact of climate crisis whilst aid budgets continue to be slashed. Last year, Tree Aid with partners conducted analysis on climate finance for adaptation and mitigation activities to respond to the impact of the climate crisis. The findings showed that climate finance was falling short of needs and largely arrives in the form of loans, highlighting the issues already at hand with funding for climate and nature. (Report here: https://lnkd.in/eCNkqmjb) CEO Tom Skirrow commented: “Across the global north, countries are rolling back on their commitments to international aid. The broader context of USAID shutdown and cuts across Europe and now the UK, are creating even more challenging conditions at a time when we should be ramping up commitments to respond to the urgent needs of communities and build a safer environment for all.  “Conflict, poverty and the climate crisis are intertwined, with the situation escalating in some of the world’s most vulnerable areas. Solidarity is critical if we are to combat the climate crisis and its impacts on vulnerable communities."

We’ve been using mud moulds in our projects since 1987, because if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it ✌ 🌳   These barriers protect young seedlings from being eaten by grazing animals.   Instead of using plastic, the moulds use ancient techniques to regrow forests where they’re needed most 🌱

Reforesting Africa’s drylands takes a team 🤝🌱 Meet Ali and Rainatou, a farming couple from Burkina Faso. They've been working with us for years to bring life back to their local forest. Together, they helped plant just some of the 2.3 million trees grown there. Now, they’re onto the next chapter. Read their story below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eyx795nh

Proof that nature can bounce back, even if all the odds are against it 💚🌱    Pietro Chiappini Carpena, Head of Programme Quality and Advocacy, recently visited one of our projects in Burkina Faso, when he spotted something on the ground.   Left behind because it wasn’t strong enough to survive during a planting session, a little seedling had sprouted and started growing into a tree all by itself 🌱