Our success is community-driven.

At the center of our work 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 standing in a mangrove forest

Josy Armand

National Director of Madagascar

Arry Basuseno

National Director of Indonesia
Gildo collecting propagules

Gildo Cuamba

National Director of Mozambique
Rachhya planting a tree in Nepal

Rachhya Kayastha

National Director of Nepal

Renet Leger

National Director of Haiti
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

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 at one of the sites in Nepal

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 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

  • X Number of project sites
  • Future project nation

  • Madagascar

    Most people run from wildfires. Our 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

    • 572 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 8,000+ employees empowered with fair wages

  • Mozambique

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

    At A Glance

    • 60 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 650+ employees empowered with fair wages

    Employee carries sack of propagules over her shoulder

  • 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 teams face this type of choice every week.

    At A Glance

    • 30 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 700+ employees empowered with fair wages

    Employees place propagules into soil along outer edge of mangroves

  • 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.

    At A Glance

    • 12 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 900+ employees empowered with fair wages

    Caravan goes through rocky road with employees sitting in and on top of it

  • Indonesia

    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

    • 38 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 550+ employees empowered with fair wages

    Employee sticks spear into water along growth of trees

  • Haiti

    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

    • 6 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 100+ employees empowered with fair wages

    Employees work along hillside

  • Central America

    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

    • 1 million+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 60+ employees empowered with fair wages

    Employees shield themselves from the rain with a tarp as they ride in trunk of truck

  • Brazil

    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

    • 11,000+ trees produced, planted, and protected

    • 30+ employees empowered with fair wages

Future Sites

  • Future Site

    Ethiopia

  • Future Site

    Philippines