
Josy Armand
National Director of Madagascar
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.
Where we’re working
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
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
1,050+ employees empowered with fair wages
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
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.
At A Glance
380+ employees empowered with fair wages
Working in some of Indonesia's most remote and least developed areas with limited cell and internet service, our teams overcome their communication barriers by climbing up trees and sailing to other islands to provide planting updates.
At A Glance
350+ employees empowered with fair wages
In one year, Haiti was hit with a hurricane and earthquake while also dealing with political unrest. Despite these challenges, our teams resiliently continue to help overcome deforestation and food insecurity in their nation.
At A Glance
7 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected
130+ employees empowered with fair wages
As if launching planting projects during a global pandemic was not already a significant obstacle, our teams are also faced with challenges such as planting trees during parching droughts.
At A Glance
3 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected
190+ employees empowered with fair wages
More than 250 years ago, the Kalunga community escaped from slavery and settled in the Cerrado. Over the years, their land has become degraded and in need of restoration. We are working together to restore 5,000 ha of their local forest.
At A Glance
600,500+ trees produced, planted, and protected
60+ employees empowered with fair wages
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