Video: Great British Trees – The Alder
The Word Forest Organisation is delighted to present a weekly series of short videos about British Trees, lovingly created and curated by one of our wonderful volunteers, Anna Parkinson. Our first tree of the week is The Alder Anna Parkinson and The Team
The Impact Of Burning Charcoal On Kenya’s Ecosystems And The Transition To A Sustainable Future
Why is charcoal in high demand? When wood is burnt in low oxygen conditions it produces charcoal. Once a highly available and affordable source of fuel, charcoal production is now banned in Kenya. This is a consequence of the large-scale deforestation that results from obtaining the wood and the high levels of carbon emissions produced […]
The Trees Of Childhood
Places of sanctuary, a friend in the forest, the holder of secrets for the explorer. These are a few of their gifts. Trees speak to me, they dance in my heart, offer stability to my journey, creating a point of navigation from childhood into adulthood. As I grow, my tree grows. From the fictional Faraway […]
Fast Fashion in Kenya and Changing Shopping Habits
What is fast fashion? The desirability of cheap clothing has brought huge success to the fashion industry for many years. Affordable high-street retailers have attracted vast amounts of revenue from low-quality and in-trend products. Additionally, the recent explosion of online fashion sites means stylish, cheap garments can be purchased quickly and easily from the comfort […]
The Nature Of Design
Our exciting new venture into merchandise Here at The Word Forest Organisation we’re branching out (pun intended) into a whole new realm of products aimed to simultaneously help raise funds for our crucial ongoing projects in Kenya and raise awareness about our life’s mission. We have enlisted the help of a creative designer with a […]
World Nature Conservation Day 2020
From the air we breathe to the food we eat to the earth beneath us, nature surrounds us and is essential to our lives. That’s why on July 28, 2020, we’re celebrating World Nature Conservation Day, an occasion for both cherishing and raising awareness of the precious natural resources our planet possesses. To secure a […]
Always Look On The Bright Side Of… Lockdown?!
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting rather fed up with all of the coronavirus doom and gloom that’s dominating the news at the moment. Every day, we receive the saddening news of the lives that the pandemic has claimed and there seems to be no end in sight to this horrible illness. The […]
World Population Day
Saturday 11th July 2020 marks World Population Day.1 Celebrated annually, it seeks to raise awareness of global population issues, including the world’s ageing demographic and sustainability. The event was established back in 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. Why is this day important? World Population Day is crucial in raising […]
International Day of the Tropics
The Tropics are a region of the Earth that sit roughly in the middle of the globe. Surrounding the Equator, they are bounded by two lines of latitude: the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. The International Day of the Tropics is annually celebrated across […]