Tag: #forest

Sabah a Malaysian Success Story on Forest Restoration

On 6 January 2021, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin planted a Merbau tree on the grounds of his official...

The Remarkable Transformation of Gandheli

The village named Gandheli, Aurangabad in the state of Maharsatra, India faced environmental degradation, including industrial pollution, soil erosion and...

Gaviotas Reforestation Project in Colombia

Over 200 people live in the ecovillage of Gaviotas, Colombia, in the Llanos grasslands. Although it is significantly smaller than the...

The Mixteca Region Reforestation in Mexico

Before Spanish explorers arrived in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico, the Mixteca region was forested. The land was changed into...

Gabon: A Global Leader in Climate Action

Gabon is considered a global leader in climate action—probably the most carbon-positive country in the world due to its strong environmental...

Ripple Africa

Since 2010 Ripple Africa has been supporting communities to protect 340 sq.km of forest in northern Malawi, mainly in Nkhata Bay District....

The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative in the US

Despite its abundance of natural resources, the Appalachian region in the east of the United States has historically had a low standard...

Rwanda’s Restoration Story

Rwanda became one of the early adopters of the Bonn Challenge – a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the...

Forest Restoration in Cambodia

Decreasing forest cover exposed local communities in Cambodia to the impacts of climate change, namely more frequent droughts and an...

Panlaoy: An ancient tradition of the Philippines

In the southern Philippines, an indigenous community known as Higaonon from Misamis Oriental province practice a forest management tradition known...