Brick-Making Workshop Report – March 2023
Listen to this article We are delighted to share this report from Kenya. The four day brick-making workshop was very successful and the Mothers, as always, enjoyed learning something new. The instructor, Duncan Menza, who is from within the community and familiar with most of the Mothers, was very understanding and patient. He said having […]
Imaginary Worlds Save The Real One: How Fiction Can Inspire Action On Climate Change
Listen to this article. Having your head stuck in a book about climate change seems useful when considering how to take action in saving the environment, but reading fiction? Just like any old fiction book? That may warrant some side-eye but (while I may just be desperately trying to bridge two things I care about […]
Menstruation Gets A Little Easier
Listen to this article: Listen to this article: A small group from our UK team were finally able to perform a monitoring and evaluation visit to Kenya during December 2022. It was the first one since the COVID lockdowns bit us all. We always strive to pack a few items for our Kenyan colleagues and […]
Embrace Your Creative Side With Our New Course
Listen to this article. We are delighted to offer a variety of short courses on our Educational Learning Platform and thrilled to launch the newest one, Spiral Wind: A Creative Writing Course. This is a real treat, inviting you to dive into and enjoy some creative writing, for whatever reason, whether it be reflection, catharsis, […]
A Big Green Smile To Wrap Up Trees Are The Key Awareness Week (And The Answers To Tuesday’s Quiz)
So here we are at the end of Trees Are The Key Awareness Week (where did that go!?) but of course, the work goes on. We so hope that we’ve managed to pique your curiosity and provide a bit of inspiration over the last seven days. It’s more important than ever that we continue to […]
Need More Info on the Climate Crisis? Ask Bill, Clare or NOAA
Listen to this article. Our climate emergency: there’s more information out there than you can shake a stick at. When it comes to diving deeper into the data, it helps to know who you can trust and where to go for reliable information. Here are four great recommendations. Let’s kick the list off with Word […]
Trees Talk On The Wood Wide Web – The Extraordinary Importance Of Fungal Networks
Listen to this article. We all know that amazing feeling of peace that descends when we step into a forest. The air seems somehow clearer and the noise of everyday fades away and is replaced by the sounds of nature. The trees tower over us, gentle giants that live on a completely different timeline from […]
The Kenyan Team Attend An Excellent Training Course Run By A Rocha
My name is Juliet Anyanzwa and I take care of administration support for Eva Jefa, our Head of Operations and the Word Forest Team at our Permaculture Teaching Centre in Garashi, Kenya. I would like to share my report about some training about trees and the environment our team did recently. Everything we’re able to […]
Forest 500 Report 2023: Read It And Act!
Listen to this article Oddly enough, I’ve been looking forward to the arrival of this report for some time. For the past 9 years, this sobering annual read from Global Canopy Forest 500 has dished the dirt on the policies and performance of the 350 most influential companies and 150 financial institutions most exposed to […]