Fairtree.org

14/12/2023

Trees are a beloved part of the holiday season - join us in supporting communities, transforming landscapes and activating a new generation of tree champions!

Our unique, pay-to-grow approach puts local tree growers in the driver's seat, and allows us to fund their work on a tree by tree basis. It also means we can support remote communities and unconventional reforestation methods like assisted natural regeneration. Please visit us at Fairtree.org and consider giving the gift of trees this holiday season.

14/12/2023

Trees are a beloved part of the holiday season - join us in supporting communities, transforming landscapes and activating a new generation of tree champions!

11/12/2023

We make it easy for people to create tree-growing projects in their own communities. Please consider making a (tax-deductible) contribution to Fairtree.org today, and directly support the hard work of a tree-entrepreneur greening their own corner of the world!

13/10/2023

Ready for action? Visit us at Fairtree.org and pay real people to grow real trees.

26/08/2023

It's time to rethink how we plant and grow trees. Visit us and check out how fairtree.org supports truly grassroots restoration initiatives by supporting growers on a tree by tree basis. (Photo credit Alamastories)

07/02/2023

Kicking desert ass in Samburu, Rift Valley Region! Fairtree's recruits are hard at work regenerating thousands of Acacia trees in severely eroded Wamba, Kenya. Thank you to our sponsors for making this happen!

06/09/2022

Checking out one of our new community nurseries at our Usambaras Mountain project. I'm thrilled with how these banana leaf pots turned out. Can't wait to see this full of grafted avocados and indigenous cloud forest trees!

11/05/2022

Piloting our work in Uganda; we are excited to announce that we shall commence operations in with our new partners Malteser International and The Victim Relief Alliance.

In our pilot, we target to plant and grow 10,000 trees in Rhino Refugee camp in Arua district- West Nile with small holder farmers.

28/04/2022

We're proud to be working with Izandy Isaac Ndyamuhaki in opening and expanding our Uganda programs! Not only is he an expert in community-driven reforestation but a champion eco-entrepreneur in his own right! Read about Isaac's work turning urban green waste into sustainable charcoal!

Recycled blocks of agricultural and biomass waste now serve as an alternative to charcoal and firewood consumption in the Wakiso region.

21/03/2022

Exciting content on its way!!! Thanks and !!!

12/01/2022

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are thrilled to join 30 of Africa's top tree-growing organizations in the TerraFund for Afri100 from the World Resource Institute, One Tree Planted, and Realize Impact!!! A huge thank you to all of the project partners and to all of our tree growers on the ground making it happen day-by-day, tree-by-tree! We can't wait to grow more trees with all of you this 2022!

Entrepreneurs and nonprofit innovators restoring trees to Africa’s land: Apply for $50,000-$500,000 in funding

16/09/2021

Our tree growers are reforesting Kilimanjaro, Meru and the Usambaras, three of the most stunning montane environments in Africa. Support their work at Fairtree.org

https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/africas-montane-forests-are-more-carbon-dense-than-even-the-amazon/?fbclid=IwAR2IyvwuJLwA6QEhkZosx0II_bmfEoY-Lqh7c3FobUwaOibSlgjSix9ERK8

A new study promises to give Africa’s mountain forests a leg up in the eyes of climate scientists. They store nearly 150 metric tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, according to the authors. Hectare for hectare, that’s more than the Amazon Rainforest. The U.N.’s leading scientific body on clima...