Our success is community-driven.

At the center of Eden Reforestation Projects is our relationships with local communities. We work alongside them to produce, plant, and protect tens of millions of trees every month, thereby creating jobs to support them in restoring their local environment and economy long-term. Working in extremely remote settings, our national directors lead these communities with grit and relentless determination through a range of challenges, from extreme weather and landslides, to poachers, bandits, and wild animals.

Josy Armand

National Director of Madagascar

Gildo Cuamba

National Director of Mozambique

Joan Kungu

National Director of Kenya

Martha Getachew

National Director of Ethiopia

Rachhya Kayastha

National Director of Nepal

Victoria Go Roa

National Director of the Philippines

Rafael standing in the back of a truck talking into a walkie talkie

Rafael Oscar Oqueli (O’Kelly)

National Director of Honduras

James Tiburcio

National Director of Brazil

Our teams have a great commitment to reforestation and a sense of ownership to protect their forests long-term.

Amélia’s story: leaving a legacy through reforestation with Eden

When Amélia Alberto Cilengue’s husband was murdered, she was left with no source of income to support her children. In search of a steady job, Amélia was introduced to our team and hired as a planter.

Nima's story: overcoming Nepal's lockdown

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nima Dolma Lama lost her hotel business and found herself not knowing how she would survive. This led Nima to connect with our Nepal tree planting team for a full-time position restoring the environment.

Shaffi's story: restoring degraded mangrove forests

Shaffi grew up witnessing the destruction of local mangrove forests. Now, he helps restore those forests as a team leader and boat captain.

Where we’re working

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Future project nation

Madagascar

Most people run from wildfires. Our reforestation project teams, committed to the long-term health of the forest they have planted, run towards them, even when they are wearing shorts and flip-flops, rather than what we think of as regular fire-fighting gear.
At A Glance

776 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

11,700+ employees empowered with fair wages
Mozambique

When crabs ate our propagules, killing the seeds before they could grow, our Mozambique reforestation project team collaborated with Brazil to figure out a creative solution.
At A Glance

80 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

900+ employees empowered with fair wages
Kenya

Would you rather navigate through hyena territory or walk through python-infested bushes? This is not a question most people have to ask themselves during a typical workday. However, our reforestation project teams face this type of choice every week.
At A Glance

50 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

1,050+ employees empowered with fair wages
Ethiopia

After a decade, we are returning to our first project nation, Ethiopia, to work with local communities to reforest the Dawuro region. Our work will help address the degradation of land, decline in water resources, and devastation landslides have on local communities.
At A Glance

2 project sites

4 employees empowered with fair wages
Nepal

Over half our workforce are women, and for many it is their first opportunity for consistent employment. From managing nurseries to planting seedlings, these women are overcoming gender inequality in their nation.
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12 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

380+ employees empowered with fair wages
The Philippines

By partnering with us to reforest their land, the local community in Mindanao will have the legal rights to the land they inhabit for the first time in history.
At A Glance

2 project sites

40+ employees empowered with fair wages
Honduras

When a fire threatened our planting site, our team used the materials they brought with them for the day to build shelters as they kept watch over the fire, ready to extinguish any flames that came near the site and alert authorities if the flames continued to grow.
At A Glance

4 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

190+ employees empowered with fair wages
Brazil

The foundation of our Employ to Plant methodology is to work with local communities and rely on their expertise. People such as João Maleta at our Alcântara planting site help us identify native species and best practices.
At A Glance

600,500+ trees produced, planted, and protected

60+ employees empowered with fair wages