Collective🧱 Ecological & resilient economies where indigenous women lead, cultures thrive, and sustainability becomes our legacy to the next generations.”
Not all carbon credits are created equal
Carbon credits only work if integrity includes both forests and people. Read why social integrity & Indigenous rights matter in climate solutions.
🔗: https://t.co/z3XndeiP4w
#Trees4Resilience
How can restored landscapes improve the wellbeing of local communities?
This illustrated guide offers practical steps for climate adaptation and sustainable land management.
Download a copy in English/ French:🔗 https://t.co/KDS23zePr0
#Trees4Resilience
Africa’s food systems sit at the heart of multiple crises: malnutrition, youth unemployment, ecosystem degradation, and vulnerability to climate shocks. Yet, they also hold the continent’s biggest untapped opportunity #foodsystems
Small-scale farmers, rural women, young agripreneurs: all rural people make rural areas places of change, innovation and opportunities!
When we invest in them, we invest in development and growth.
🔃 RT if you agree!
Rural development is a strategic investment.
It can end poverty, hunger and ensure a liveable planet for future generations.
Transforming food systems costs just 0.5% of global GDP, but could deliver societal returns 15x greater.
#FinancingOurFuture#FFD4
𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿
GLF Africa is back this year!
🗓 19 June 2025 | 📍 Online + Nairobi, Kenya
This year’s #GLFAfrica will explore how nature can power the continent’s present and future.
Join online: 🔗 https://t.co/GQeXwyZVdp
#TreesPeoplePlanet
Dysfunctional Food Systems Are a Health Risk
Africa’s broken food systems directly drive disease, and climate change is worsening things.
Floods, droughts, and poor agricultural planning are contributing to a surge in foodborne and zoonotic diseases.
The People’s Health Movement warns that inadequate nutrition also weakens immunity and deepens vulnerability to disease outbreaks.
A just transition must include food system reforms, rooted in sovereignty, agroecology, and resilience.
#WorldBeeDay | Pollinators like #bees play important roles in growing much of the food we eat, working hand in hand with trees to support global fruit production & healthy ecosystems.
Without them, food security and #biodiversity would be at risk.
🔗: https://t.co/yF9TDRoLLL
Pollinators fertilize more than 75% of global food crops. But their populations are dwindling—from pesticide use, monoculture farming, deforestation, & climate change.
The loss is more than ecological—it’s economic & nutritional.
Read:🔗 https://t.co/poldh5nn2v
#WorldBeeDay #TreesPeoplePlanet
Let’s support farmers.
Let’s reshape food systems for a more secure and just food future.
🔗 This #WorldFarmersDay, discover how agroecology can drive systemic change #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://t.co/NMjFgpjw2f
Climate Adaptation Conversations From Africa
Critics say agroecology can’t feed Africa.
But the real problem is:
👉🏾 Lack of research
👉🏾 Lack of funding
👉🏾 Corporate-controlled narratives
Agroecology is already improving nutrition, boosting yields and building resilience.
For farmers like Sylvia Kuria, agroecological practices aren't just farming this is a movement for food sovereignty and climate justice.
Watch her story👉🏾 https://t.co/hMHxmGlFsr
Agroforestry is not just a matter of adding trees to farms. To realize its potential, practitioners need to understand its principles.
Agroforestry: A primer - is a guide to #agroforestry principles & concepts – and how to use them effectively.
🔗: https://t.co/EsF9rp5RU2
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Climate change is hitting Africa’s smallholder farmers hard, threatening food security and livelihoods.
📘 This publication explores the challenges and adaptation options, featuring case studies from Ghana and Zimbabwe.
Read: 🔗 https://t.co/HT3sArqVnn
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Many native trees hold cultural, economic, and nutritional value. They provide timber, medicine, fruits, leafy greens, fodder, sacred spaces, and shade.
Their planting & natural regeneration are essential for restoration and environmental stability.
https://t.co/c40QHGHd61
🌳Did you know some trees fertilize the #soil naturally?
Faidherbia albida drops its leaves in the wet season, enriching soil and boosting crops. In the dry season, it regrows—providing fodder for livestock. A win for #agroforestry systems.
🔗: https://t.co/sQrj9cCTfv
#Trees4Resilience
No Water without Trees 🌳💧
Trees are the world’s best water storage & recycling channels. They help avert water scarcity and provide many other ecosystem services.
Protecting forests helps ensure sustainable water supplies for all.
🔗: https://t.co/EsHvaxaL4v
#ForestsMatter
Climate Adaptation Stories from Africa ✍️
Restoring #mangroves to promote #biodiversity
Offshore oil drilling in Senegal threatens mangrove ecosystems, which act as natural buffers that protect communities from extreme weather by absorbing the impact of waves.
For decades, these mangroves have prevented #flooding, enabling local communities to grow rice and sustain their livelihoods.
The Saloum Delta, a network of over 200 islands, is a living story of resilience, adaptation and environmental guardianship.
Read there story👉🏽👉🏽 https://t.co/6OPvi61lhA