Global Forest Generation

08/24/2026

What happens when scientists look more closely at one of the world’s most biodiverse landscapes? They discover just how much we still have to learn.

An entomologist at Clemson University recently documented hundreds of new rove beetle species in Ecuador, many found in Andean cloud forests. Many of the newly documented species were recorded at just a single collection site, suggesting that even more biodiversity may remain undiscovered.

Discoveries like these are a powerful reminder of what is at stake in conserving the Andes. It’s why Global Forest Generation works with communities through Acción Andina to restore and protect native Andean forests and the rich biodiversity in the region.

08/21/2026

Every restored forest begins long before planting day.

A native tree nursery is where restoration truly starts. It's where locally collected seeds become healthy seedlings, where communities share knowledge, and where the foundation for resilient forests is built.

These spaces make large-scale, community-led restoration possible across the Andes and beyond.

🌱 Want to learn more? Read our latest blog!
globalforestgeneration.org/a-nursery-is-more-than-a-place-to-grow-trees/



📸 Eneida Zurita Soto/Fundación Armonia, Mayra Caiza/Soy Responsable, Santiago Cabrera/ Fundación de Actividades Biosféricas, Norma Achocalla Escobar/Faunagua

08/19/2026

🌡️ Tropical forests are feeling the heat of a warming climate, and the Andes are no exception.

New research in PNAS found that the thermal "safety margin" for tropical forests is shrinking globally, fastest in South America. Restoring native Polylepis forests with communities across the region is part of building landscapes that can withstand what's coming. Read the study: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2528622123
(full article accessible at bit.ly/4qo6TMo)

Understanding how close tropical tree species are to critical temperature thresholds that might impede photosynthetic activity is vital in a world ...

08/17/2026

🌱 What will it take to bring more investment into nature?

Institutional interest in natural capital is growing. The harder question is how to turn that interest into investment at the scale ecosystems actually need. This IPE Real Assets piece digs into that gap. Read more.

Institutional appetite for investing in nature is growing, but more returns-based evidence is needed for investors to scale up allocations. Lauren Mills reports

08/14/2026

🌎 Philanthropy has an opportunity to help create the conditions for long-term, systemic renewal.

Environmental Funders Network makes the case that investing in locally led solutions and traditional knowledge can unlock larger flows of public and private investment. It’s an approach at the core of GFG’s mission to work alongside local and Indigenous leaders and support restoration that lasts for generations.

Read more: https://www.greenfunders.org/blog/from-rupture-to-renewal-innovators-believe-philanthropy-holds-the-key/

Impact strategist and community builder, Chris Large, shares how philanthropists and innovators can stand together and ignite long-term renewal.

08/10/2026

Protecting the world’s forests requires action both within forest landscapes and far beyond them. 🌎

The UK government has announced plans for new anti-deforestation rules requiring certain businesses to ensure commodities in their supply chains comply with local forest protection laws.

While policies can help address the global drivers of deforestation, lasting progress also depends on supporting restoration efforts on the ground. Through Acción Andina, Global Forest Generation supports local and Indigenous communities working to protect and restore native forests across the Andes.

Read more: https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law/uk-government-introduce-anti-deforestation-rules/

The UK government has announced long-awaited new plans to introduce its own anti-deforestation rules after leaving the EU in 2020

08/09/2026

When the climate changes, the voice of the land responds.

In the high Andes, Indigenous communities are leading the response to climate impacts with Acción Andina. Their ancestral knowledge, collective stewardship, and care for the land continue to guide the restoration of native Polylepis forests, protecting the headwaters that millions depend on.

Through the Minka, communities come together to restore forests and strengthen water resilience. They show that lasting restoration begins with people working together.

On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we honor the knowledge, leadership, and commitment of the communities protecting the water, forests, and future of the Andes.



📸 ECOAN, Asociación Civil Armonía, Acción Andina

08/05/2026

As scientists continue to monitor the potential development of , communities and ecosystems across Latin America could face increasingly unpredictable weather, from severe drought and wildfire risk to intense rainfall and flooding. news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167870

These climate extremes highlight the critical role healthy ecosystems can play in building resilience to a changing climate. This is where forest restoration can make a difference. Learn more about how Andean restoration can build resilience during a Super El Niño year in our recent blog:
globalforestgeneration.org/weathering-a-super-el-nino-how-andean-restoration-builds-climate-resilience/

Learn how an initiative like Acción Andina can help to mitigate a Super El Niño year.

08/04/2026

Textil del Valle depends on Andean watersheds to operate. One of them is being restored by Acción Andina in Villa de Arma. For TDV, this is a business commitment to the ecosystem that sustains their supply chain and their future.

Their executives came to Villa de Arma for the first time, 4,000 meters above sea level, to see it for themselves. This is what it looks like when a company puts its commitment on the ground.

If your company wants to be part of restoring the ecosystems that sustain your work, this is what that looks like in practice. Reach out: globalforestgeneration.org/partner-with-us

On The Ground, Chapter 1: Villa de Arma, Episode 4: The Partners

Watch the full chapter now: youtu.be/rggHBsVVt6I

Acción Andina ECOAN - Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos Textil Del Valle Florent Kaiser

07/31/2026

Forests help sustain the water cycle. 🌳💧

Mongabay.com highlights how targeted conservation could help protect the Amazon’s “flying rivers.” These atmospheric moisture flows carry rain from the Amazon westward, watering the Andes and the rivers that flow from them.

Acción Andina's restoration work helps the Andes hold onto that water once it arrives, protecting high-altitude wetlands and forests that regulate it for communities downstream. It's all connected.

Read more: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/targeted-conservation-in-brazil-could-help-protect-the-amazons-flying-rivers/

Twenty years ago, a meeting of scientists that included Brazilian climatologist Carlos Nobre coined the term “flying rivers” to describe the water v***r moving from east to west in the atmosphere over the Amazon Basin. These flows are carried from the Atlantic Ocean by the forest’s continuous ...