What they say:

This pioneering environmental organisation began in 1922, when two men based in Kenya realised the importance of trees and forests for sustaining life. Today, they're a collective of tree planters, farmers, foresters and community workers dedicated to restoring forests, strengthening communities and providing sustainable fuel, food and medicine. As a foundation they support global capacity building, which helps communities restore forests and the resources that come from them. These include bringing back water supplies, deriving income from fruit and veg, empowering women to become leaders and teaching children to nurture trees. Having run several community-based programmes such as the Sustainable Community Forestry Programme, the charity has helped community-based organisations to build their own capacity with conserving indigenous forests, improving nutrition and making a positive impact on climate change. Over the past year, their impact includes growing over 800,000 trees, supporting 3,000 people with increasing their income and helping more than 6,000 members to become active in tree restoration.