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Protect. Restore. End deforestation.

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Trillion Trees is a joint venture between BirdLife International, Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF.

We came together to urgently speed up and scale up the positive power of forests, helping protect and restore forests to achieve one trillion trees by 2050, for the benefit of people, nature and a stable climate.

We do this by

Implementing work on the ground to protect and restore forests,
Influencing global policy and private sector practices, and
Inspiring us all to value, protect and restore forests.

With your help and support, we can live in a world where nature and people thrive.

2016-2020 Impact Report

The right trees, in the right places: Reversing global deforestation

Highlights

View of Mount Kenya

Forest guardians and nature’s nurseries on Mt. Kenya

I have a very personal connection with the forests that flank Mount Kenya and their exceptional wildlife: I grew up in the village of Kangema, driving my father’s cattle between the fields and the Aberdare Forest to graze. Father would warn us of the dangers of being trampled by elephants – 3,000 of them roam the bush there, along with remnant populations of black rhino and a vibrant array of bird species, including the endangered Sharpe’s longclaw and threatened Chapin’s flycatcher.

Women planting seedlings

Technology helps tree planting champions in Tanzania

Local communities in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands are involved in a forest restoration project aimed at protecting fresh water supplies, reforesting degraded areas and creating sustainable supplies of timber and fuelwood. Key to the project’s success will be the accurate monitoring of all trees planted to ensure that the newly planted seedlings survive and flourish – and this is being done through a mobile app.

Fabiana Benitez

Tea and empathy

Can you regenerate a rainforest with a cup of tea? That’s what Trillion Trees’ partner, BirdLife International is achieving in the heart of South America, with Fabiana Benítez of Guyra Paraguay at the centre. I knew when I was five years old that I wanted to be involved in biodiversity. I grew up in the city, but what I really loved was swimming in the village springs at my grandmother’s house, surrounded by birdsong, or learning from my father how to fish for our dinner and harvest honey.