Our approach of working closely with local communities to develop conservation action plans and sustainable livelihoods offers a real alternative to the destruction of forests for short-term profit. Coming to rely on the protection, rather than exploitation, of forests, these communities become conservation ambassadors, creating a tide of action.

• Trees play such an important role in our environment.
• Trees provide so many other benefits.
• They absorb harmful carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
• Their roots prevent erosion by holding the soil intact.