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and views
Discover the latest stories from our partners and the impact your generous donation is making for people and planet. And read our views on the issues facing our environment and the communities we work with.
Beyond Offsets - an alternative approach
Read the open letter and discussion paper, compiled from contributions made by attendees of the Beyond Offsets roundtable at University of Oxford, 21st June 2024.
Welcoming Tom Lupton, the new Chair of the International Tree Foundation
It was a privilege to see Tom Lupton appointed as the new Chair of ITF on Thursday 13th June.
Celebrating a long history with our patron
This week, at our office in Oxford we sorted though our post to find an envelope from Buckingham palace. We were delighted that inside was a letter with wonderful news.
A tree growing holiday!
Kenya has launched a new public holiday - National Tree Growing Day! And one of our projects in Upper Imenti Forest was selected to host the tree planting activities as part of this year’s celebrations.
Grow a greener future with Plantober
In the UK, we desperately need more native trees. If you’re looking for a way to make a positive impact on the environment, join us this October for Plantober!
Restoring the wetlands in Saiwa Swamp National Park
Thanks to your support of our 2021 Christmas Big Give Campaign, we’re planting trees to restore and protect the shrinking wetlands in Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya.
Victory for Kenyan conservationists
Kenyan Conservationists successfully lobby against a proposed Bill which sought to repeal a vital law that safeguards the integrity of Kenya’s forests.
African Food Systems and the SDGs Conference - Senegal
Discover how the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) used art to make their African Food Systems and SDGs conference different from the rest. With minimal PowerPoints, participants used music, dance, poetry, and more to communicate about the importance of agroecology.
Trees Journal Volume 74 Published!
ITF’s 2017 Trees Journal volume 74 is now published! Andy Egan, ITF Chief Executive, introduces the inspiring and thought provoking articles from a our partners.
The Food Forest Update, Cameroon
The Dom Community Food Forest project is part of the long-term collaboration between Community Assistance in Development (COMAID) and ITF, which started back in 2015.
TREES Journal Reaches the Ripe Age of 80
Autumn 2016 marks the 80th birthday of Trees, the journal of International Tree Foundation, known as The Men of the Trees in the past. This makes Trees one of the oldest environmental publications still going strong today. In fact we have just published the 73rd Volume of the journal.
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