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Where Belt and Road meets our Green Wall

Recently ForestPlanet and our local partners in Tanzania celebrated what to most would seem like a very small victory.  We finally got word that the Tanzania Forest Service (TFS) had given us written permission to plant trees (mostly mangroves) on government land located in two important districts. This hurdle had been un-cleared for months, and […]

Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Moroccan Success Story

Everywhere we travel we see underlying economic forces driving unsustainable behavior. Alternatively, when unsustainable behavior begins to deliver diminishing returns it’s an opportunity to offer economically viable alternatives that also provide ecological benefits. Decision windows open and close quickly, so the right team with the right ideas and tools needs to be ready. Case in […]

Join ForestPlanet at the VA Irish Fest on March 16th!

When we’re not out planting trees we’re busy producing fun, informative, and (double) green events.   The 2024 VA Irish Fest is brought to you by ForestPlanet, and will be a great time for all.  Come out to enjoy the music, the dancing, the festivities, and stop by our information tent to learn more about our […]

Turning challenges into opportunities in Tanzania

  In a previous update, we introduced a major mangrove restoration project on Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast. Our project began with a clear objective: restore five million mangrove trees on Tanzania’s coast, supporting both biodiversity and local communities. Our ambition was high, but so was our commitment. However, reality has a way of testing even […]

ForestPlanet Produces Fun and Informative Events: Virtual Film Screening, In-Person Earth Day Event

— When we’re not out planting trees we’re busy producing fun and informative events.  We hope you will join us! — Virtual On-Demand Film Screening Available to a Global Audience: Regenerating Life.  April 11 – 15, 2024 This positive-message film explains how we can cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after… […]

Reviving a Large Ecosystem: ForestPlanet’s Strategic Reforestation Projects

We recently visited Tanzania, where two of ForestPlanet’s major tree-planting projects intertwine, offering a promising blueprint for environmental rejuvenation. The Pangani River Basin in northeast Tanzania covers a total area of 56,300 square miles. The Irente Planting Site is located in the Usambara Mountain region, about 80 miles upriver from the Indian Ocean. The Pangani […]

Seeds of Change: The Lasting (and Global) Impact of Planting Trees in North Africa

ForestPlanet is helping the High Atlas Foundation bring fruiting trees to thousands of people residing in the Atlas Mountains foothills.  The Taftchna Nursery is in the Moroccan town of Khenifra and came online early in 2023.  The nursery currently has the capacity to produce 135,000 seedlings each year, and to plant healthy young trees into […]

Trees Stimulate Biodiversity

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states that “Biodiversity for food and agriculture is indispensable to food security and sustainable development”, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognizes the “intrinsic value of biodiversity, irrespective of human needs and interests”. These international organizations, along with many other reputable groups and publications, place […]

400,000 Mangroves to Start

Mangroves are some of the most important trees in the world, and we’re thrilled to announce a new project that will result in billions of them being replanted in the coming years. Working with our Tanzania-based tree-planting partner, The Friends of Usambara Society (FUS), ForestPlanet intends to replant 8 billion mangrove trees as part of […]

2022: A Year of Events that Planted Trees

As the year winds down, we want to give a collective shout-out to all the event organizers and promoters who worked with us in 2022 to help make their activities more sustainable.  The “one ticket one tree” model is starting to take off since it’s a simple, affordable, and easily communicated way for organizations to […]