With continued support from the Trillion Trees ReForest Fund, 27 initiatives have now grown more than 712,000 trees, restoring over 1,170 hectares of critical forest habitat and positively impacting 26,100 people. Over the next two decades, these trees are projected to sequester more than 280,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide as they mature*.
Our work focuses on bringing native and natural forests back to health. Each project is designed for its local context, strengthening livelihoods, addressing the causes of forest loss, and ensuring that restored areas remain resilient. Through this approach, we aim to improve everyday lives, secure long-term carbon benefits, and protect irreplaceable biodiversity.
Across the globe, Trillion Trees is supporting projects in landscapes where forests are disappearing and urgent recovery is needed to protect ecosystems and threatened species. Recent efforts include restoring degraded areas surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, enriching damaged rainforest ecosystems in Argentina’s Atlantic Forest, and renewing community-managed forest zones in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Key progress in the last six months includes:
- Uganda: Communities on the outskirts of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have begun to restore 40 hectares by planting 4,053 agroforestry trees, improving both habitat quality and local livelihood opportunities.
- Argentina: Partners planted more than 71,000 native trees across over 250 hectares in the Atlantic Forest, improving forest connectivity and reinforcing agroforestry systems that support indigenous and local families.
- Guatemala: In the Maya Biosphere Reserve, 5,846 trees representing 11 native species have been planted, involving 80 families. Natural regeneration is also taking hold, with 18 species beginning to grow again in restored areas.
- Ongoing activities across all projects —such as maintenance, monitoring, and site preparation —continue to be critical, helping new seedlings survive and equipping communities with the tools and knowledge needed for long-lasting forest landscape restoration.
Whether your contribution supports one tree or entire hectares, every gift helps forests recover and thrive.
Project Spotlight
Increasing tree cover for people and nature in Uganda
Local communities just south of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have begun to restore 40 hectares by planting 4,053 agroforestry trees, improving household wellbeing and reducing pressure on critical habitat for the Endangered mountain gorilla. Read more.
Enriching rainforest and agroforestry systems in the Atlantic Forest, Argentina
Over 250 hectares restored and 71,000 native trees planted, working with local communities to enhance biodiversity and reinforce resilient agroforestry livelihoods. Read more.
Regeneration and community-led planting in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala
More than 5,800 seedlings planted by 80 participating families, with 18 native species naturally regenerating in restored sites. Read more.
* This figure has been calculated using an average of the carbon sequestration rates presented by Cook-Patton et al. (2020) and the Winrock International Forest Landscape Restoration Carbon Storage Calculator and assumes that the planted trees will live for at least 20 years, which, with our careful management, is expected.
