# WeForest

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

Source: https://treerm.org/org/weforest · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: Global
- Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
- Founded: 2009
- Website: https://www.weforest.org
- Donate: https://www.weforest.org/donate/
- Countries where they plant: Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Malawi, Senegal, Zambia
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Agroforestry, Mangrove restoration, Research & monitoring
- Trees on record: 161,982,046 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## 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.

## Programs

- **Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot (East Africa)** — Reforestation: Forest restoration and conservation programme in the Ethiopian highlands, including the Desa'a Forest. https://www.weforest.org/about-us/
- **Miombo Belt Regeneration (Southern Africa)** — Reforestation: Community-based regeneration of miombo woodland in Zambia, including the Katanino Forest Reserve. https://www.weforest.org/about-us/
- **Blue Carbon (West Africa)** — Mangrove restoration: Mangrove restoration in Senegal's Sine-Saloum delta. https://www.weforest.org/about-us/
- **The Great Green Wall (West Africa)** — Agroforestry: WeForest's contribution to the Sahel Great Green Wall through agroforestry and dryland restoration with communities. https://www.weforest.org/about-us/
- **Wildlife Corridors (South America)** — Reforestation: Reconnecting forest fragments in Brazil's Atlantic Forest by planting wildlife corridors. https://www.weforest.org/about-us/

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2024 | 12,675 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.weforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WeForest-Annual-Report-2024.pdf) Annual Report 2024: 12,675 hectares in 2024 (+15%) |
| Hectares restored | 2024 | 83,216 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.weforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WeForest-Annual-Report-2024.pdf) Annual Report 2024: degraded land restored since inception 83,216 hectares (83,266 elsewhere in the same report) |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 16,645,762 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.weforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WeForest-Annual-Report-2024.pdf) Annual Report 2024, 'Our Impact in 2024': 16,645,762 trees (+10%) |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 161,982,046 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.weforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WeForest-Annual-Report-2024.pdf) Annual Report 2024, 'Overall since WeForest inception': trees planted and nurtured 161,982,046; the About page separately says 'grown over 118 million trees' |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://x.com/weforest_org
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weforest_org/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeForest
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weforest/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/weforest

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