Overview
Our tree-planting programs focus on reforestation, creating positive impacts on the environment.
This initiative targets carbon sequestration, water and soil conservation, and coastal restoration, thus securing the ecosystem, combating climate change, and creating a better planet for future generations.
Impact Overview
Together with our supporters and partners, we design tree-planting programs that empower local communities, creating lasting social and economic impact.
Through sustainable farming on community forests, these efforts enhance and sustain local livelihoods by incresing income, building capacity and skills, creating job opportunities, and promoting gender equality – all of which strengthen community resilience.
By improving sustainable livelihoods through tree planting, we contribute to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
How Tree Planting Impacts
Sustainable Livelihoods
Increasing Income Sources
The tree-planting programs help local farmers to get started in community forestry, allowing them to earn
Our tree-planting also supports the sacred seven springs of the Citarum River in West Java and others within local communities. Since 2008, we have also restored 68 watersheds across Java and Bali, including Citarum, Cisadane, Citanduy, Bengawan Solo, Serayu, Progo, and Sanghianggede.
“In one harvesting time of robusta coffee trees I planted, there may be about 5 kilograms of beans. Ground robusta coffee’s price can reach up to 30.000 rupiahs per kilogram in the market.”
Rasito, a Tree Grower from Kebumen
Building Skills and Capacity
As part our efforts to empower local communities through education, our tree-planting programs provide training in sustainable farming, strengthening local community’s skills and capacity.
Since 2022, we have delivered training on more than 20 sustainable farming topics including making organic fertilizers and pesticides, grafting techniques to optimize tree growth, producing soil – enriching microbes, and more.
Creating Employment Opportunities
By engaging local communities in our tree-planting initiatives, we create vital employment opportunities in and around tree-planting areas, spanning roles from fieldwork to nursery operations.
Each year, our programs employ over 1,000 local community members, including nursery workers who nurture seedlings and field facilitators who assist tree-planting implementation within local farmers.
Gender Equality
Women play an active role in our tree-planting operation as tree growers, nursery workers, field team members, and support staff. By including women in these roles, our tree-planting operations promote gender equality and provide equal opportunities in work roles, trainings, and other advancement.
To date, more than 20% of those involved in our tree-planrting operations are women, gaining access to decent livelihoods, and various work roles.
“As a widower, I am the sole breadwinner fro my family. Working in this nursery enables me to support them . I’ve also got an opportunity to improve my knowledge in how to care and grow seeds into healthy seedlings.”
Rasito, a Tree Grower from Kebumen
Each Tree You Plant
Help sustain local livelihoods, empowers women, and creates job opportunities, improving well-being of local communities where we work
Planting Trees, Empowering Women
Women’s roles in every stage of Trees4Trees’ trees planting efforts – from field coordinators, facilitators, farmers, to nursery workers – are invaluable. We are committed to providing equal opportunities, empowering women to lead and drive lasting community impact through sustainable tree planting.
