It's #drought day today at #COP15 & our team are gearing up for a busy day of talks 👋🏾 Our CEO, Tom Skirrow is presenting at 6pmGMT this evening at the African Union Commission side to launch the #SustainableForestFramework for #Africa

Absolute privilege to be a part of this event. Thanks to World Agroforestry / @RegreenAfrica for the invite. Now… we know what works… so let’s get to it!

"It is the one who sleeps in the house, who knows where the roof is leaking. The communities are at the forefront, they have the knowledge and great capacity to adapt." 🔥🙌 Alexis Sompougdou Tree Aid Forest Governance Advisor speaking at SOS SAHEL side event @Cop15Abidjan

What an absolute privilege and pleasure to meet with Dame Joanna Lumley yesterday to update her on the work of Tree Aid and our future plans. She even taught me a thing or two about tree growing that I didn’t know!

Let’s use our success to broaden our impact. Nationally, this means moving towards local, inclusive, and gender-sensitive land governance. Internationally, it means more accessible finance for civil society organisations and local communities, who are core to restoration efforts!

Grassroots action has always been at the 💚 of our approach In the next 5 years, we'll be raising the voices of local families & communities, to ensure that wider systems support them to grow a green and thriving future 🌱 Read our new strategy here > buff.ly/3brzZZ3

1/For Sadio, a lack of shade and humidity due to #deforestation and the #climatecrisis are making daily tasks exhausting. During her work as a medical assistant, the #heat has even stopped medications from working on occasion 🌡️ #Heatwave2022 #UKHeatwave

Soil and water conservation practises such as digging these colossal #boulis have a jaw-dropping impact on the fertility of the soil. Find out more about how we work with communities to #restore land 👇 buff.ly/3yTAXoS

2/Preventing #wildfires is a key part of our work in #Africa's drylands - as well as planting new trees, we must ensure communities have the tools & training needed to protect existing forest & tackle #deforestation More on our forest gov approach here > treeaid.org/about/our-appr…

3/"I can’t talk about women’s rights without talking about community rights. I can’t talk about community rights without talking about the environment we live in and depend on” 🌱✊🏾 📸: Hindou with CEO Tom Skirrow & Policy & Advocacy Advisor Annie Schultz at #COP15

Proud that Tree Aid took part in this important study highlighting the potential for value chains across the #GreatGreenWall. I’m in New York Climate Week with World Economic Forum and 1t.org to push for the acceleration of reforestation and restoration across the Sahel and beyond.

💵Reassuring to hear commitments from RULLIERE Sandra @afd, @GautierQueru @mirova, Eric Andrieu @Europeanparl & @europeancommiss to fund #agroecology & #agroforestry at this year’s Désertif'actions conference ✊🏾This is vital to combat #desertification in the drylands of Africa

Scaling up land #restoration in Africa is key for the delivery of the FCLP. Good to hear Emmanuel Macron & Macky Sall COP27 ask for a scale up of locally led projects in Great Green Wall, crucial tool for #climate & #biodiversity action, food sovereignty and jobs

Inspiring to hear from Ibrahim Thiaw at UN Land and Drought talk about what’s needed to accelerate the #greatgreenwall on the ground: Decentralise to harness the power of local govt & local civil society orgs. A mosaic of land restoration across the region is the only way. @TreeAid

25% of the worlds soil is degraded. “We can’t continue as business as usual - we have to work together to change this”. Great to hear from Leigh Ann Winowiecki inspire us to come together for #soilhealth

To Accelerate #Adaptation in #Africa, John Kerry & #cop27 President Samey Shoukry announced a set of support initiatives for farmers and local level solutions. Cool - but we’re far from the trillions 💵 we need.

🇸🇳Fantastic to hear Sénégal’s Minister of Environment Alioune Ndoeye affirm the importance of the Great Green Wall in the new “Programme pour un Sénégal Emergent” 👩🏿‍🌾Looking forward to hearing how the #pse will enable civil society to build the GGW further! #cop27egypt #Africa

Introducing our newest member, Tree Aid! 💚🌍💙 Led by local people, their projects are tackling poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees, improving incomes, and restoring and protecting land. Welcome to the Alliance, Tree Aid 🤗 #GenerationRestoration

#NatureBasedSolutions in action! 🌳 We've been trialling a new cost-effective mold to protect #trees - using mud! 🌱 We've discovered the best way to make make the walls strong enough stand the test of time & weather ☔ 👇

In Dubai with the @TreeAid team for #COP28, making the case for scaling up community-led #NatureBasedSolutions in Africa’s drylands. Global leaders must stop deflecting and start taking action. Communities across the Sahel are dependent on it, and time is running out.