With the growth of industry the need for reforestation is of vital importance. One campaign which is doing truly impactful work in this field is Trees for the Future, a programme which has received the status of World Restoration Flagship from The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Since its inception in 2015, Trees for the Future has planted tens of millions of trees annually, doing so across nine African nations, including Mali, Tanzania, Kenya and Senegal. Furthermore, the program has successfully restored over 41 thousand hectares of land.
Trees for the Future has set ambitious goals for the future, intending on creating 230 thousand new jobs and planting a billion trees! According to Inger Andersen, executive director of UNEP, “Initiatives like TREES are playing an important role in reversing decades of ecosystem degradation, especially across the Sahel, pushing back desertification, increasing climate resilience and improving the wellbeing of farmers and their communities.”
Forests play a vital role in regulating global climate, sustaining biodiversity, and maintaining regional water cycles. These complex ecological functions, which have developed over hundreds of years, cannot be fully replicated by newly planted forests or restoration efforts. However, initiatives like Trees for the Future and similar reforestation programs can help address both environmental and economic challenges in areas that have already experienced deforestation and degradation.
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