In cooperation with the Changamoto Youth Development Organization, we want to restore forests in the Magamba Nature Forest Reserve that were burnt down in the past. The planting, maintenance, and monitoring are done by the local communities, making sure the project not only has ecological, but also social and economic positive impacts. The Magamba Nature Forest Reserve is the only nature forest reserve located in the Western Usambara Mountains, found between Lushoto District Council and Korogwe District Council. This forest has suffered several wildfires which were caused by human economic activities, such as local honey harvesting practices and the search for fuel wood. The reserve is important for biodiversity conservation, enhancing eco-tourism, and the water supply of many villages. This project is going to be conducted at Nkundei Village which is among the 21 villages surrounding the Magamba Nature Forest Reserve. The aim of the reforestation project is to restore the loss of biodiversity and regain the nature of the Magamba Nature Forest Reserve by planting new trees. We are planting more than 11 different indigenous tree species to introduce as much diversity as possible. The planting of indigenous tree species happens during the rainy seasons: from March to April and from October to November. In this project, we highlight the importance of local involvement. That's why for every reforestation tree in the Magamba Nature Forest Reserve, we also support one agroforestry tree in the local community farms. We believe this balanced allocation will significantly amplify the positive outcomes of our project and drive more substantial and sustainable change.

In this project in Le Roeulx we plant 12,000 trees during the first months of 2024, with the majority of the trees planted in March 2024. On the 5.5-hectare plot, we mainly plant lines of chestnuts, oaks, maples, and walnuts. It is important to execute this project because the area is a very agricultural one with little afforestation. We are planting a diverse forest to preserve wildlife habitats and support the ecological and environmental benefits of the forest. Details: - Altitude of 118 meters. - The soil is loamy with favorable natural drainage or loamy with poor natural drainage. - The composition of the previous stand: ash trees. - The follow-ups of the trees are planned for April 2024 and summer 2025.

In the course of 2026, these agroforestry trees will be planted in Nemai Nagar village (Jhargram district, West Bengal). Once the planting has taken place, this section will be updated with the correct species & geolocation. The project focuses on working with smallholder households in selected districts of West Bengal, India, to plant and maintain primarily fruit-bearing trees through a participatory approach. Local community members are actively engaged throughout the process: gaining technical knowledge, operating local nurseries to produce saplings through grafting and seed propagation, carrying out sustained planting efforts, taking ownership of the trees, and ensuring their long-term survival.

Go Forest and field partner Alianza Wichi work to protect and defend indigenous cultures, nature, and biodiversity of the Yunga and Chaco regions in northern Argentina. The Gran Chaco communities are historically nomadic hunter-gatherers, living from and within vast, high-quality forests, not working the land, but sustained by it. Decades of logging have severely damaged these forests, disrupting their traditional way of life and triggering serious consequences for food security, nutrition, and community health. Cultural diversity is key for humanity and for enhancing ecosystems: we empower indigenous communities to regain their traditional relationship with the natural world and their territories, and collaborate with them to develop agroforestry projects in the Territorios Originarios Wichi (TOW) and the Quebracho & Oka Puckie community (QOP), now-protected community forests in northern Argentina. Our approach is built around two complementary pillars, co-designed with the communities based on what is most needed in each territory. Pillar 1 - Agroforestry restoration: We reforest large, now-protected community forests damaged by logging, focusing on native trees of high ecological, cultural and food value, such as carob, mistol and chañar. Following the indigenous logic of native forest enrichment, we enrich degraded patches and recover the forest's capacity to feed and sustain the communities who have always lived from it, allowing families to gather fruits and other resources in the way they have always done traditionally. The planting model prioritises an irregular native forest structure: multiple tree and shrub species of different ages, a complex vertical structure across various strata, and a spatial distribution that emulates the natural patterns of the local ecosystem. Pillar 2 - Intensive agroforestry: Since 2025, we have added a second, complementary approach. On defined plots, we develop multi-strata agroforestry systems that replicate forest structures at higher productive intensity, combining native and non-native species such as mango, banana, avocado, citrus and moringa, alongside vegetables, legumes, aromatic plants and medicinal species. This pillar directly addresses the malnutrition and health issues caused by forest loss. As neighbouring communities come to learn and establish their own systems, the approach generates a powerful multiplier effect across the region. Alongside both pillars, we are developing tree nurseries of native species across multiple sites, maintaining a holistic vision where the tree is part of a broader picture. The project works to solve multiple challenges at once: generating revenues for local communities, regenerating biodiversity across fauna, flora, soils and groundwater, producing food, providing legal support for territories to halt further deforestation, contributing to global climate resilience as a carbon sink, and strengthening the social fabric of indigenous communities. Every 230 trees funded allows us to support a family of four for one month, directly backing the guardians of the forest who produce, plant, and monitor the trees on the ground.