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 […]
Just For Fun, Here’s A Quiz!
Most of us enjoy a quiz and it’s always good to find out new stuff, or realise that we actually know more than we thought we did! So just for fun, have a go at these questions. Answers will be posted on Sunday and hopefully we’ll all get gold stars! Aspirin is historically linked with […]
Welcome To The Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2023
As you’re probably aware by now, here at Word Forest we’re just a little bit keen on trees – not just on planting them but on supporting communities to nurture and protect them for future generations. The 21st March each year is designated as International Day of the Forest by the UN – it is […]
Improving Forest Cover In Kenya; Thoughts On Good Practice
We are pleased to share this interesting article from Lawrence Ogango, our colleague in Kenya – it reinforces exactly why we work the way we do, supporting and empowering communities to plant and nurture the trees that they know grow well in their areas. Recently, Kenya attained a 10% forest cover, half of the target […]
Re-establishing The Caledonian Forest
Listen to this article. The Scottish Highlands – a mesmerising expanse of moorland, mountain and boreal forest with a deep and vibrant history. Stories of King Arthur and Merlin tell of this mystical land and its ability to come to life, aiding them in battle and protecting its inhabitants from violent outsiders. This is a […]