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WeForest

Brussels, Belgium 路 Nonprofit 路 Global 路 since 2009

Restoring forests for people, nature and climate in tropical biodiversity hotspots

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About

WeForest is a Brussels-based nonprofit founded in 2009 by Bill Liao and Marie-Noelle Keijzer. It runs forest and landscape restoration programmes with governments, local organizations and communities in East Africa (Ethiopia), Southern Africa (Zambia, Miombo belt), West Africa (Senegal mangroves, Great Green Wall) and South America (Brazil wildlife corridors), combining planting, assisted natural regeneration and livelihood activities. Its 2024 annual report says it passed its goal of 100 million trees in 2024, two years early.

What they run

Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot (East Africa) Reforestation

Forest restoration and conservation programme in the Ethiopian highlands, including the Desa'a Forest.

Miombo Belt Regeneration (Southern Africa) Reforestation

Community-based regeneration of miombo woodland in Zambia, including the Katanino Forest Reserve.

Blue Carbon (West Africa) Mangrove restoration

Mangrove restoration in Senegal's Sine-Saloum delta.

The Great Green Wall (West Africa) Agroforestry

WeForest's contribution to the Sahel Great Green Wall through agroforestry and dryland restoration with communities.

Wildlife Corridors (South America) Reforestation

Reconnecting forest fragments in Brazil's Atlantic Forest by planting wildlife corridors.

The numbers

MetricYearValueProgramConfidenceSource
Hectares restored202412,675Organization-wideSelf-reportedsourceAnnual Report 2024: 12,675 hectares in 2024 (+15%)
Hectares restoredto date202483,216Organization-wideSelf-reportedsourceAnnual Report 2024: degraded land restored since inception 83,216 hectares (83,266 elsewhere in the same report)
Trees planted202416,645,762Organization-wideSelf-reportedsourceAnnual Report 2024, 'Our Impact in 2024': 16,645,762 trees (+10%)
Trees plantedto date2024161,982,046Organization-wideSelf-reportedsourceAnnual Report 2024, 'Overall since WeForest inception': trees planted and nurtured 161,982,046; the About page separately says 'grown over 118 million trees'

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