Each year, we lose forests and landscapes at an alarming rate, equivalent to the area of Iceland, threatening our planet's ecological balance and accelerating climate change. This deforestation drives species to extinction and disrupts vital ecosystems. Forests, which absorb 30% of global carbon emissions and support 80% of the world's biodiversity, are essential to our environment. We offer a powerful solution by supporting both large and small organizations committed to reforesting degraded areas and landscapes, from rainforests to mountain ranges, upheld by three distinct pillars:
Plant trees and restore forests
Protect and restore open landscapes
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
The Forests and Landscapes Fund brings together a diverse range of projects, each tackling unique challenges and themes. Centered around three core pillars, the fund’s framework is designed to drive impact across key areas.
Our forests and woodlands are decreasing in size with great biodiversity loss as a serious consequence. Forests provide a wide range of ecosystem services like filter and buffer the water, control floods, and soil erosion, store carbon, and clean the air. Forests also provide food and materials for human survival and they are home to a countless number of species. Our forests also play an important part in recreation and cultural enrichment. Milkywire supports organizations working to protect and restore forests and to enhance or reintroduce native species of trees and plants in order to create a natural and sustainable restoration.
Terrafund for AFR100 is an initiative by One Tree Planted and its partners. The goal is to help local people in Africa to grow trees, which will in turn develop sustainable livelihoods that create an alternative to deforestation, and enhance their livelihoods. This initiative consists of two organizations, Kijabe Forest Trust and Fairtree.org, both located in Kenya. Kijabe Forest Trust restores trees and combats illegal activities in Kijabe Forest with local scouts while Fairtree.org empowers small community groups with its Pay-to-Grow system to plant trees efficiently using digital tools.
Open landscapes include ecosystems like grasslands, savannah, wetlands, and mountains. These areas are of great importance and have a vital role for humans and wildlife. Our open landscapes maintain biodiversity, mitigate droughts and floods, capture carbon, and contribute to climate stability. Milkywire supports organizations working to protect and restore our open landscapes. Through the important work, these ecosystems are sustainably protected and restored and vital habitats are saved.
This initiative is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Rwanda's natural wetlands. Understanding that human-related threats, often stemming from poverty, livelihood challenges, and lack of awareness, alongside competition between humans and animals for habitat, drive these issues, the project adopts a community-driven strategy that also aims to enhance local livelihoods.
Globally we deforest around 10 million hectares per year, roughly the size of Portugal, and most of this deforestation occurs in the tropics. This has severe effects for our climate, biodiversity and forest-dependent communities. The overexploitation and unsustainable use needs to be urgently addressed to protect our forests. Milkywire supports organizations that fight to stop deforestation and overexploitation of forests to secure local livelihoods and wildlife habitats.
People worldwide are attacked and killed for protecting forests from being logged. Human Rights Watch saves forests and protects their defenders. They shed light on human rights abuses and pressures governments to enforce legislation and policies to stop these destructive practices through investigations, exposing abuses linked to deforestation, and campaigning for change.
Plant trees and restore forests
Cameroon
Ecological Balance aims to combat Cameroon's forest loss, particularly around Mt Cameroon, by educating and mobilizing communities for restoration and conservation. They focus on expanding tree nurseries, adopting the Miyawaki planting method, and improving forest monitoring to ensure long-term sustainability. Their efforts emphasize the forests' cultural and economic importance.
Protect and restore open landscapes
Rwanda
This initiative is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Rwanda's natural wetlands. Understanding that human-related threats, often stemming from poverty, livelihood challenges, and lack of awareness, alongside competition between humans and animals for habitat, drive these issues, the project adopts a community-driven strategy that also aims to enhance local livelihoods.
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
Colombia + 2 countries
Amazon Frontlines empowers Indigenous communities to safeguard their ancestral lands and combat the escalating threats posed by resource extraction. They are spearheading a movement to preserve the world's most biodiverse rainforests while advancing thriving, resilient Indigenous communities.
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