Tree Aid
Bristol, England, United Kingdom 路 Nonprofit 路 Regional 路 since 1987
Growing trees with communities in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and land degradation
About
Tree Aid is a Bristol-based UK charity working since 1987 with communities in the Sahel and drylands of Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal. Its programmes combine tree growing and natural regeneration with forest governance, natural resource management, tree-product enterprises (shea, cashew, moringa, baobab) and food security. It reports growing over 8.8 million trees and supporting more than 1.2 million people in 2025-26.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2026 | 5,699 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source2025-26: 'an additional 5,699 hectares of land are now being sustainably managed by community groups' |
| Hectares restoredto date | 2026 | 43,892 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceImpact page: 43,892 hectares of land benefitting from restoration (268,914 ha under sustainable management) |
| Trees planted | 2026 | 8,800,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source'In 2025-26, we grew over 8.8 million trees' (trees grown, including natural regeneration) |
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 48,945,320 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceImpact page counter: 48,945,320 trees grown since 1987 |
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