Community led forestry has the potential to restore the ecological integrity of degraded ecosystems, enhance human wellbeing and improve local livelihoods.

For one week only, you can double your impact thanks to the Big Give! That’s twice the impact for our planet and the communities we work with.

I can proudly say, I was a part of the oldest and most amazing tree planting organisation in the world.  

Last week the UK team went out into Oxford to pick some acorns for an exciting little project we have going on.

Celebrating 100 years of community-led tree planting.

Hugh Locke, Co-Founder & President of Smallholder Farmers Alliance, reflects on our founder's legacy.

On Saturday 23rd July, friends, partners, supporters and members of ITF, joined us as we celebrated our centenary in Oxford.

Applications are now open for the 2022 UK Community Tree Planting grant cycle!

This year, marks 100 years of our work planting, protecting and promoting trees around the world. To mark such a remarkable anniversary, we gathered with local partners and tree lovers to celebrate

As a volunteer I am lucky to be in a position where I can support and learn more about ITF’s important work whilst also developing the skills for a future career in communications.

In celebration of Volunteers’ Week 2022, we asked, Helen, our Communications Volunteer a few questions about her time volunteering with ITF.

Many of ITF’s supporters today were inspired to join us after meeting St Barbe in person. Some have been generously planting trees with us for 50 years, such was the deep impact of our founder. As part of our centenary celebrations, we’ve been asking for memories of St Barbe. Here are just a few.

To save the planet, we must put communities at the heart of the restoration fight to protect and improve their wellbeing and livelihoods.

“We had missed out on the species which provide medicine, food, honey and weaving materials which were very important in our lives but now we are like kings since we can access these resources at any time.”

The Unity Museum in Seattle, Washington is joining in with our Centenary Celebrations by holding an exhibition about the life and work of St Barbe, who visited Seattle on a number of occasions.

We are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021, where you can double your donation and plant more trees in Kenya’s Saiwa National Park wetlands.

We are very pleased to be welcoming a new CEO, James Whitehead, to the team.

Picking and cooking wild foods has become a lifestyle choice – something that can not only feed you, but also nourish your wellbeing and reconnect you with natural seasonal rhythms.

Gloria Uwizeyimana has joined ITF on an internship thanks to the Mastercard Foundation. Today, she shares her experience growing up in Rwanda and how her education and scholarships have opened up opportunities that she never dreamed of.

Properly done, forest restoration can play a significant role in advancing gender justice.