Located near Urasar, in Lori province, the site spans 360 hectares at elevations ranging from 1,700 to 2,000 meters. With predominantly northern exposure and excellent soil quality, the site is ideally suited for establishing a rich, diverse forest. Our technical partner is aiming to plant 529,617 trees in this area, drawing on 13 species of broadleaf trees, including walnut, oak, wild apple, maple, and pine, alongside several native shrubs. Planting started in spring 2023. Trees contributed by Go Forest members during 2022, 2023, and 2024 are all dedicated to this site. The site has excellent climatic and soil conditions to grow a forest. This project also benefits 140 families in the surrounding area. The first monitoring round, in summer 2023, showed an impressive survival rate of over 80 percent, with the trees planted in spring 2023 doing great. By 2024, many trees had already shown remarkable growth, thriving in conditions that provide an excellent foundation for a resilient new forest.

Between January and February 2026, our technical partner in Peru organized a large-scale plant distribution in the Amazon. A total of 9,934 tree seedlings, sponsored by Go Forest clients, were delivered to 5 communities of the Ampiyacu River Basin. The agroforestry systems established with these communities are centered around rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora), an endangered species valued for its aroma, with essential oil widely used in the perfume industry. Rosewood serves as a key productive and income-generating species within the agroforestry parcels. It is complemented by 15 additional species, including a diverse mix of fruit, medicinal, and hardwood trees that together form resilient agroforestry systems. These include endangered ironwood (Dipteryx micrantha), andiroba (Carapa guianensis), mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), copaiba (Copaifera sp.), chacruna (Psychotria viridis), capirona (Calycophyllum spruceanum), avocado, and a variety of citrus species. The systems also incorporate previously established nitrogen-fixing guaba trees (Inga edulis), along with other native species. Our technical partner, together with a small group of volunteers, spent approximately 10 days traveling from one community to the next, distributing plants to all participating families. Community members carried out the planting in the following weeks. In March 2026, our technical partner returned to each community to monitor planting progress and provide additional guidance, training, and hands-on workshops, particularly for more delicate species such as rosewood. Follow-up visits are planned going forward to continue monitoring efforts alongside participating families.

Tórtoles de Esgueva is a municipality in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain, situated at 930 meters above sea level on the limestone moorland of the Castilian plateau. The soils are basophilic with calcium carbonate stones, and the native vegetation is dominated by Quercus ilex forest, with scattered Juniperus thurifera and shrub species including Rosa canina, Prunus spinosa, and Rhamnus saxatilis. The project site had been under dry-land cereal and legume cultivation for over 70 years, replacing a native Quercus ilex forest. This land use was ecologically unproductive and reliant on agrochemicals. The plantation aims to restore native forest cover through a sustainable truffle-producing agroforestry system, delivering benefits including soil restoration, carbon storage, elimination of agrochemical inputs, and long-term economic value through Tuber melanosporum production. Plantation updates: - Planting date: March–April 2025. - 1,600 trees planted, of which 984 trees sponsored by Go Forest clients: 100% Quercus ilex, mycorrhized with Tuber melanosporum, at 400 plants/ha over 4 hectares - Seedling quality: Two-year-old mycorrhized seedlings from Viveros Fuenteamarga (Valladolid), with a mean height of 36 cm, mean stem diameter of 6.8 mm, and an average mycorrhization rate of 29%. - Site preparation: Cross subsoiling and shallow tillage, with a 5 x 5 m planting spacing. Fencing and an irrigation system were installed to mitigate wildlife browsing risk during establishment. - Maintenance planned: A 5-year silvicultural plan includes soil tillage in 2025; irrigation and replacement of dead plants in 2026–2027; and pruning from 2028 onwards. - Future outlook: The plantation is managed under a 40-year continuous canopy forest plan, with natural regeneration expected after approximately 30 years. A truffle-growing school and guided visits are planned to support knowledge transfer and local engagement.

In this project, on the smallest plot, 600 trees are planted on a 0,3 ha plot near Pomino, in the Rufina region in Italy. Rufina is a small Italian municipality located in the metropolitan city of Florence, Tuscany, in central Italy. We plant 80% Douglas firs and 20% Pinus nigra in a 2 x 2,5 plantation organisation. The planting holes were manually created and subsequently, the trees were manually planted. This forest is located in a medium mountain forest region (at a height of 775m) strongly dominated by the presence of softwoods. This project is a semi-conversion of a monospecific Douglas forest into a more diversified forest, bringing better resilience to climate change. By replanting, and leaving place to natural regeneration, we create a forest more and more considered as a mosaic forest. Moreover, thanks to the revision of the management method in the coniferous trees, which favors less clearing, a better biodiversity is reinstalled. As an additional ecological service of this project, the new forest also contributes to stabilized wolf presence. With this project comes the creation of work opportunities for a gender-equal team: the team working in the clearance is composed mainly of men; the team responsible for the planting operations, is composed mainly of women.

This planting takes place in the Quebracho & Oka Puckie community (QOP), a now-protected community forest in northern Argentina. We restore degraded patches of native forest using species of high ecological, cultural and food value, enriching and recovering the forest's capacity to feed and sustain the communities who have always lived from it. Following the indigenous logic of native forest enrichment, families can continue to gather fruits and other resources in the way they have always done traditionally. Traditional knowledge is incorporated into planting techniques. 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. Species planted: - Neltuma alba (White Algarrobo / carob) - key food source for people and wildlife, nitrogen fixer, soil protection - Anadenanthera colubrina (Cebil) - deep cultural value for the Wichi community, attracts pollinators, medicinal properties - Ceiba chodati - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Handroanthus impetiginosus - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Calycophyllum multiflorum - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Caesalpinia paraguariensis - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Lithraea molleoides (Molle) - high drought resistance, wildlife refuge, medicinal properties - Leucaena leucocephala (White Aromo) - fast-growing and drought-resistant, fixes nitrogen and restores degraded soils; particularly effective in recovering land affected by wildfires, agrotoxics or flooding This is an ongoing project, with planting carried out in multiple rounds since 2024: - March-April 2024: 500 trees (Neltuma Alba, Ceiba Chodati, Anadenanthera colubrina, Handroanthus impetiginosus, Calycophyllum multiflorum) - October-November 2024: 270 trees (Neltuma Alba, Ceiba Chodati) - January 2025: 242 trees (Neltuma Alba, Ceiba Chodati, Caesalpinia paraguariensis, Anadenanthera colubrina) - March 2025: 356 trees (Neltuma Alba, Anadenanthera colubrina, Lithraea Molleoides) - January 2026: 606 trees (Neltuma Alba, Ceiba Chodatii, Leucaena leucocephala) - March 2026: 139 trees (Neltuma Alba, Leucaena leucocephala, Anadenanthera colubrina) - April 2026: 154 trees (Neltuma Alba, Leucaena leucocephala, Ceiba Chodatii, Anadenanthera colubrina)

In the course of 2026, these trees will be planted in the Yunga and Chaco regions of northern Argentina. Our approach rests on two complementary pillars, co-designed with local 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 restore 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 as 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 — 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. Once planting has taken place, this section will be updated with the confirmed species, geolocations, pictures and approach (agroforestry restoration or intensive agroforestry)

This planting takes place in the Territorios Originarios Wichi (TOW), a now-protected community forest in northern Argentina. We restore degraded patches of native forest using species of high ecological, cultural and food value, enriching and recovering the forest's capacity to feed and sustain the communities who have always lived from it. Following the indigenous logic of native forest enrichment, families can continue to gather fruits and other resources in the way they have always done traditionally. Traditional knowledge is incorporated into planting techniques. 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. Species planted: - Neltuma alba (White Algarrobo / carob) - key food source for people and wildlife, nitrogen fixer, soil protection - Anadenanthera colubrina (Cebil) - deep cultural value for the Wichi community, attracts pollinators, medicinal properties - Ceiba chodati - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Handroanthus impetiginosus - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Calycophyllum multiflorum - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Caesalpinia paraguariensis - native species contributing to vertical forest structure and biodiversity - Lithraea molleoides (Molle) - high drought resistance, wildlife refuge, medicinal properties - Leucaena leucocephala (White Aromo) - fast-growing and drought-resistant, fixes nitrogen and restores degraded soils; particularly effective in recovering land affected by wildfires, agrotoxics or flooding This is an ongoing project, with planting carried out in multiple rounds since early 2023: - January–February 2023: 555 trees (Neltuma Alba, Anadenanthera colubrina) - November–December 2023: 302 trees (Ceiba chodati, Handroanthus impetiginosus, Neltuma Alba) - December 2024: 170 trees (Neltuma Alba, Ceiba chodati) - January 2025: 235 trees (Neltuma Alba, Ceiba Chodati, Caesalpinia paraguariensis, Anadenanthera colubrina) - April 2026: 54 trees (Neltuma Alba, Leucaena leucocephala, Ceiba Chodatii, Anadenanthera colubrina)

We will proceed with the plantation once one hectare of reforestation is secured. The exact location will follow. We use the direct seeding or muvuca method, in cooperation with our field partner CEPAN. The muvuca method is a method in which a lot of seeds are directly sown on a plot. The process consists of multiple stages: an extensive research period to identify the most adequate tree species, seed collection, seed storage, soil preparation, and the actual sowing using tractors to increase efficiency. Short-lived shrubs that quickly cover the soil are sowed with native trees, the competition among saplings leads to fast soil cover and a high density of trees. With this project, a seed orchard with native seeds is created. The indigenous communities can use these seeds themselves or sell them to others for their restoration initiatives.

On two sites (1.18 ha & 2.59 ha), in the Bombetoka Bay located in the North-West of Madagascar, more specifically in the village of Maromiandra (Boanamary municipality, Boeny), we're planting new mangrove trees to restore the mangrove forest. In December 2024, 19720 mangrove trees of one species was planted here: Ceriops tagal. The overall objective is to restore degraded lands and promote better management of the mangrove ecosystem to improve the living conditions of the local communities. Moreover, the mangroves provide spawning grounds for shrimps, crabs, and fish, which helps to boost the economy of the community.