Our CEO, Dr Philip Goodwin, has recently attended the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition in Rome. Hosted by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, the event brought together actors from government, civil society [...]
There has been much talk in the media recently about ‘Global Weirding’ as opposed to Global Warming. A Horizon documentary on the BBC titled ‘Global Weirding’ was recently re-run after the freezing cold March in [...]
We are delighted to announce that TREE AID has been selected to receive funding from the Darwin Initiative for our work in the Wof Washa forest in Ethiopia. Our programmes team has been through a [...]
A recent article in the Guardian by a United Nations Environment Programme Coordinator suggested 8 steps to climate proof African development, particularly in relation to the post-2015 agenda when the Millennium Development Goals come to [...]
For women in Burkina Faso and the other countries of the Sahel, trees really are a source of life. The vast majority of Burkina Faso is covered by trees or by wooded savannah, so it [...]
In recent weeks we have seen a great deal of discussion in the news of agroforestry, the integration of trees and shrubs into agricultural land. This technique, long promoted and utilised in TREE AID’s projects, [...]
The UN’s 2013 Sahel Regional Strategy is calling for $1.66 billion to meet humanitarian needs across the African dryland region this year. This figure is almost identical to last year’s ask, in spite of the [...]
The recent instability in Mali has highlighted to the world the myriad development challenges facing millions of people across Africa’s Sahel region. More and more development experts are beginning to promote a simple solution to [...]
TREE AID has a few highly sought-after spots left on the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, which will be taking place on 6th October 2013. The race follows a beautiful route through London, taking in [...]
TREE AID has been featured twice recently on BBC Radio. This has provided us with an excellent opportunity to spread the message of our work to a new audience, and to promote the wider role [...]
Trees Mean Life, this short film by Angela Robson and Mike Goldwater, offers a fascinating insight into the impact of trees for food security in rural Burkina Faso.
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