Climate Smart Agriculture in a Nutshell
The way we eat, farm and grow our food is shifting. A changing climate is transforming weather patterns, soil quality and temperatures around the globe. For people who rely on…
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Forest Governance
We support communities and local authorities to create fair, locally led rules for how forests are used and protected, ensuring the people who depend on them have a real voice in their future. This is our forest governance approach.
Why this approach matters
When you rely on trees for your food and income, it is essential that you can access and manage and protect them.
For communities living in the drylands of Africa, this can be difficult if land ownership is unclear, or people aren’t aware of their land rights. As a result, many of the people that we work with are unable to manage and use trees in the way that they need.
What we're doing
For lasting change, local people need to protect and manage the forests and land they depend on.
Working with local people, organisations, and policymakers, we work to ensure that forests are managed in an inclusive and participatory way by the people who depend on them.
We work with communities and local governments so they can agree rules for using forests and their resources in sustainable ways, which work for people and nature. These measures can help tackle deforestation and overgrazing, as communities can protect certain areas of land and create clear boundaries around the use of the forest.
It is the one who sleeps in the house, who knows where the roof is leaking. The communities are at the forefront, they have the knowledge and great capacity to adapt."
Read more about Our work promoting Forest Governance
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The Great Green Wall is a plan to grow trees across the width of Africa. Here are the top 6 reasons why our planet needs it: 1) To help the…
When She Grows, We Grow
Discover how growing trees and fighting the climate crisis is helping to advance women’s rights in Africa’s drylands.
Yacouba Sawadogo: A great defender of nature
Yacouba Sawadogo, known as “the man who stopped the desert” has passed away aged 77.
What does the climate crisis mean for Africa?
It’s no secret that climate change is transforming our world. Across the globe, communities are facing up to the scale of its impact, and the immense challenges needed to adapt…
Protecting Forests From Wildfires
This summer, we have seen the land scorched dry, from Australia to California, Spain to Greece. Most often, wildfires start when particularly dry forest, grassland or shrubs are ignited by…
