Nature always finds a way 🍉 These watermelons sprang up unexpectedly in Ferlo, Senegal, from seeds hidden in the fertilizer used to nurture last year's tree seedlings. Despite low rainfall, they flourished, showing the opportunities nature offers 💚 📷: Aklilu Negussie Mekuria

Abdulahy-si is an active member of our Ferlo project. Here the team is planting Baobab trees & Abdulahy-si shares his motivations: “We do this work to have better rain, enough feed for our livestock, and enough food.” Restoration isn’t just about the climate - it’s about people💚

In the news 🗞️ A recent study has revealed that the world’s trees also absorb methane - a potent greenhouse gas that is 28 times stronger than carbon dioxide.  This gives us yet another reason to value forests in the climate fight. The importance of forests just keeps growing! 🌳

Women are key to restoration 🌳 We’ve worked with 300+ communities to grow 100M trees. Our approach? Adapting training to women’s schedules and introducing initiatives focusing on family well-being 🐓 True climate impact happens when we create opportunities with women in mind 💚

Today is the #InternationalDayofRuralWomen 🌎 At WeForest, we support women like Miheret in Ethiopia who are growing sustainable agroforestry systems, ensuring food and future income for their families🍏 Supporting #ruralwomen helps communities thrive and protects our forests🌳

Exciting news from Zambia! 🐘 For the first time, our camera traps captured elephants in Lavushimanda, in our REDD+ project area - drawn by the abundance of ripe Masuku fruits (sugar plums). A huge milestone for our work restoring miombo woodlands and enhancing biodiversity! 💚

And that’s a wrap 🎬 As 2024 comes to a close, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported WeForest this year. We can’t wait to see what we’ll grow together in 2025🌳