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Like many Ugandan farmers, Kakai Harriet is growing coffee on her farm. Coffee is a commonly grown commodity crop in Harriet’s home region of Mount Elgon and across the country. The globally beloved caffeine-packed berries support the Ugandan economy as a leading export. But after decades of growing coffee on the steep slopes of Uganda’s mountainous … Continued
This piece was originally published by Catona Climate and is written by Tracy Bain, VP, Monitoring & Engagement. As I listen to the patter of raindrops… and clinking of tiny hailstones on my roof, a chorus of bird calls rings out chirping and trilling throughout my office. Typically, when it’s raining (and especially when it’s … Continued
FARMERS PLANT 350 MILLION TREES THROUGH AGROFORESTRY INITIATIVE Trees for the Future and 61,000+ Farmers Celebrate Restoration Milestone WASHINGTON DC (April 24, 2024) – Regenerative agroforestry nonprofit and United Nations World Restoration Flagship Trees for the Future (TREES) is celebrating a land restoration milestone this week – 350 million trees planted around the world. “350 … Continued
Trees for the Future Receives $50,000 Earth Day Pledge from Munchkin Munchkin to Match Donations Made April 22nd Washington DC (April 22, 2024) — Trees for the Future (TREES) donors have the chance to double their impact this Earth Day. Longtime corporate partner Munchkin Inc. (Munchkin), the baby lifestyle brand behind innovative gear and products … Continued
Beneath the shade of the trees she planted herself, Rosemary Adika lists all the things growing on her Kenyan farm. “Many different types of tree species; palm trees, avocado, mango. I grow maize, cassava.” The list is far from exhaustive. At last count, she had 17 different food and market crops growing on her land … Continued
Betty Mwihava is the sole provider for her family. A widow with three children, Betty depends on her Iringa, Tanzania farm to provide for her household. In 2022, Betty’s farm was noticeably degraded with very poor soil. Betty didn’t have a reliable source of income and her family didn’t have regular access to nutritious foods. … Continued
Catona Climate to Deliver Microsoft 350,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal through Agroforestry Project Agreement demonstrates shared commitment to high-integrity projects that, beyond sequestering carbon, support biodiversity and benefit local communities long term LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2024 — Catona Climate, a global climate finance company, today announced that Microsoft has signed a six-year offtake agreement to … Continued
Nairobi, 13 February 2024 – When Africa’s fertile terrains become drylands, farmers are thrown into poverty and biodiversity shrinks. Trees for the Future (TREES) is successfully reversing this trend, assisting hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers in several African countries – from Senegal to Tanzania – to fight soil degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change. … Continued
Nuriati Jumanne Mpinda doesn’t have access to a bank or traditional financial support services. “I didn’t have that capacity to save money,” Nuriati says. “All the money I got was immediately used to buy basic needs.” Limited Access to Financial Services Perpetuates Poverty For farmers like Nuriati, limited or nonexistent access to financial services and … Continued
Transportation, plastic pollution, clothing and consumer products… all these things and more are contributors to ongoing environmental degradation on a global scale. But one (very large) contributor doesn’t always get the attention it deserves – food systems. The rise of industrialized agriculture in the 1900’s paved the way for clear cutting trees, spraying chemicals and … Continued