46C Summer Days and Supercell Storms are Britain’s Future and Now is Our Last Chance to Prepare
Listen to this article: Are you sitting comfortably? That’s good, because if you continue reading this article, this snapshot of a potential and greatly disturbing future is poised to give you an uncomfortable ride. Our Special Scientific Advisor, Professor Bill McGuire recently penned an article for The Guardian. As shocking to the core as it […]
Sidmouth Celebration Of The Spoken Word Helps Combat The Climate Crisis
Listen to this article: Our co-founders, Tracey and Simon West, are thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new fundraiser for us called Wordplay. It’s a monthly poetry and spoken word event which will be held in the Leigh Brown Room at the Unitarian Hall in Sidmouth. It’s set to be a fabulous celebration […]
Celebrating the International Day of Forests on Rusinga Island
Listen to this article: Our decision to ensure the UN’s International Day of Forests would always fall within Word Forest’s Trees Are The Key Awareness Week, was a deliberate one. This amazing celebratory day for biodiversity always occurs on the 21st of March and this year, it fell on a Thursday. On Rusinga Island in […]
Trees Are the Key Awareness Week 2024: it’s a wrap
Listen to this article: Time flies by when you’re having fun and over the past week, we had lots of that and the week has whizzed past. Our mission was to help you forge a deeper connection with trees and the natural spaces that surround you. We really hope you enjoyed the features and articles […]
Environmental Quiz 2024
Ideally, seek out the company of a lovely tree and see if you can complete our challenging quiz about our planet and other environmental topics during your lunch break. Submit your entry and a winner will be chosen at random on Sunday 24th March 2024. They will recieve a Certificate of Planting of 10 trees […]
Quadrant2Design: Champion Charity Partners
Listen to this article: Diligent fundraisers work their charitable socks off to use every penny of their income to fulfil their charitable objects – and quite right too. When they are able to acquire something the charity needs for zero cost, it is a cause for celebration. Word Forest flew the flags recently, sending gratitude […]
China’s Reforestation Journey
Listen to this article. The China Agreement in the CoP15 Biodiversity Convention held in China was to bolster cooperation on conservation and sustainable management of forests, combating illegal logging and associated trading. This was China’s first move in making a decision to support the global effort to reduce deforestation. At CoP26, in Glasgow, China and […]
Empowering Women Through Education
Listen to this article: Literacy and numeracy skills are vital for breaking cycles of poverty, food insecurity and gender marginalisation. Almost 7% more men in Kenya are literate than women and closing this education gap is key to providing the foundation for women to engage in income opportunities, embrace opportunities, educate their families and improve […]
Our Bring & Share Vegan Lunch Initiative Combats The Climate Crisis
Listen to this article: Word Forest is thrilled to launch a new food-based fundraising initiative enabling our amazing supporters to mitigate the climate emergency in a convivial way. Our charity co-founders, Tracey and Simon West, trialled the concept of a Word Forest Bring & Share Vegan Lunch at two local venues in recent months. They […]
