Forests and Landscapes Fund
Invest in forest restoration and drive impactful change by supporting local, award-winning organizations dedicated to protecting our planet
Conserving our planet's forests and landscapes
Each year, we lose forests and landscapes at an alarming rate, equivalent to the area of Iceland, threatening our planet's ecological balance and accelerating climate change. This deforestation drives species to extinction and disrupts vital ecosystems. Forests, which absorb 30% of global carbon emissions and support 80% of the world's biodiversity, are essential to our environment. We offer a powerful solution by supporting both large and small organizations committed to reforesting degraded areas and landscapes, from rainforests to mountain ranges, upheld by three distinct pillars:
Plant trees and restore forests
Protect and restore open landscapes
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
Plant trees and restore forests
Protect and restore open landscapes
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
Forests and Landscapes Fund pillars
The Forests and Landscapes Fund brings together a diverse range of projects, each tackling unique challenges and themes. Centered around three core pillars, the fund’s framework is designed to drive impact across key areas.
Plant trees and restore forests
Our forests and woodlands are decreasing in size with great biodiversity loss as a serious consequence. Forests provide a wide range of ecosystem services like filter and buffer the water, control floods, and soil erosion, store carbon, and clean the air. Forests also provide food and materials for human survival and they are home to a countless number of species. Our forests also play an important part in recreation and cultural enrichment. Milkywire supports organizations working to protect and restore forests and to enhance or reintroduce native species of trees and plants in order to create a natural and sustainable restoration.
Amigos de Iracambi is an initiative focusing on restoring Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest by planting 35,000 trees and enhancing water conservation. They collaborate with smallholder farms to convert degraded lands and develop forest corridors near Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, while educating local students and leaders on environmental conservation.
Protect and restore open landscapes
Open landscapes include ecosystems like grasslands, savannah, wetlands, and mountains. These areas are of great importance and have a vital role for humans and wildlife. Our open landscapes maintain biodiversity, mitigate droughts and floods, capture carbon, and contribute to climate stability. Milkywire supports organizations working to protect and restore our open landscapes. Through the important work, these ecosystems are sustainably protected and restored and vital habitats are saved.
This initiative is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Rwanda's natural wetlands. Understanding that human-related threats, often stemming from poverty, livelihood challenges, and lack of awareness, alongside competition between humans and animals for habitat, drive these issues, the project adopts a community-driven strategy that also aims to enhance local livelihoods.
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
Globally we deforest around 10 million hectares per year, roughly the size of Portugal, and most of this deforestation occurs in the tropics. This has severe effects for our climate, biodiversity and forest-dependent communities. The overexploitation and unsustainable use needs to be urgently addressed to protect our forests. Milkywire supports organizations that fight to stop deforestation and overexploitation of forests to secure local livelihoods and wildlife habitats.
Amazon Frontlines empowers Indigenous communities to safeguard their ancestral lands and combat the escalating threats posed by resource extraction. They are spearheading a movement to preserve the world's most biodiverse rainforests while advancing thriving, resilient Indigenous communities.
Plant trees and restore forests
Kenya
Terrafund for AFR100 is an initiative by One Tree Planted and its partners. The goal is to help local people in Africa to grow trees, which will in turn develop sustainable livelihoods that create an alternative to deforestation, and enhance their livelihoods. This initiative consists of two organizations, Kijabe Forest Trust and Fairtree.org, both located in Kenya. Kijabe Forest Trust restores trees and combats illegal activities in Kijabe Forest with local scouts while Fairtree.org empowers small community groups with its Pay-to-Grow system to plant trees efficiently using digital tools.
Protect and restore open landscapes
Rwanda
This initiative is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Rwanda's natural wetlands. Understanding that human-related threats, often stemming from poverty, livelihood challenges, and lack of awareness, alongside competition between humans and animals for habitat, drive these issues, the project adopts a community-driven strategy that also aims to enhance local livelihoods.
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
Colombia
Gaia Amazonas works hand in hand with Indigenous communities to protect the Amazonas ecosystem. With over three decades of experience, Gaia empowers indigenous peoples by integrating their traditional knowledge into socio-environmental and cultural strategies. They strive to foster dialogue between diverse knowledge systems and facilitate collaboration with the state and other stakeholders.
Key drivers of quality
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