WeForest
@weforest.bsky.social
We’re WeForest, the NGO working for people, nature and climate 🌎
Go to our website: https://www.weforest.org/
Go to our website: https://www.weforest.org/
Mangroves: the coastal forests that sequester 4x more carbon than land forests.
We're restoring nearly 8,000 hectares in Senegal, building storm resilience for over 30,000 families and protecting vital fisheries.
We're restoring nearly 8,000 hectares in Senegal, building storm resilience for over 30,000 families and protecting vital fisheries.
December 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Mangroves: the coastal forests that sequester 4x more carbon than land forests.
We're restoring nearly 8,000 hectares in Senegal, building storm resilience for over 30,000 families and protecting vital fisheries.
We're restoring nearly 8,000 hectares in Senegal, building storm resilience for over 30,000 families and protecting vital fisheries.
Constance Chonde, our Program Manager in Zambia, believes women's leadership in conservation brings a different kind of strength: one that listens, connects, and builds trust.
December 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Constance Chonde, our Program Manager in Zambia, believes women's leadership in conservation brings a different kind of strength: one that listens, connects, and builds trust.
The feel-good story you need: Eliza Chikango in Malawi is using agroforestry to boost harvests, cool the land, and strengthen her community.
Proof that the best solutions work with nature.
#Agroforestry #ClimateAction #Malawi
Proof that the best solutions work with nature.
#Agroforestry #ClimateAction #Malawi
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The feel-good story you need: Eliza Chikango in Malawi is using agroforestry to boost harvests, cool the land, and strengthen her community.
Proof that the best solutions work with nature.
#Agroforestry #ClimateAction #Malawi
Proof that the best solutions work with nature.
#Agroforestry #ClimateAction #Malawi
"You have to start with women, because they are the backbone of the community."
A powerful statement from Fainess Lumbwe, WeForest Zambia's Country Director. In our interview, she explains how this philosophy is put into action.
Read it: www.weforest.org/blog/news/we...
A powerful statement from Fainess Lumbwe, WeForest Zambia's Country Director. In our interview, she explains how this philosophy is put into action.
Read it: www.weforest.org/blog/news/we...
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"You have to start with women, because they are the backbone of the community."
A powerful statement from Fainess Lumbwe, WeForest Zambia's Country Director. In our interview, she explains how this philosophy is put into action.
Read it: www.weforest.org/blog/news/we...
A powerful statement from Fainess Lumbwe, WeForest Zambia's Country Director. In our interview, she explains how this philosophy is put into action.
Read it: www.weforest.org/blog/news/we...
It's #GivingTuesday! 🎉
For the next 28 hours, your donation to WeForest is DOUBLED by Global Giving.
Donate now → www.globalgiving.org/donate/31067...
For the next 28 hours, your donation to WeForest is DOUBLED by Global Giving.
Donate now → www.globalgiving.org/donate/31067...
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It's #GivingTuesday! 🎉
For the next 28 hours, your donation to WeForest is DOUBLED by Global Giving.
Donate now → www.globalgiving.org/donate/31067...
For the next 28 hours, your donation to WeForest is DOUBLED by Global Giving.
Donate now → www.globalgiving.org/donate/31067...
The most effective carbon capture tech isn't in a lab. It's a forest.
400 million years of R&D. Potential to store 200+ billion tonnes of carbon. A proven, scalable climate solution.
#ClimateAction #CarbonCapture #Reforestation
400 million years of R&D. Potential to store 200+ billion tonnes of carbon. A proven, scalable climate solution.
#ClimateAction #CarbonCapture #Reforestation
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The most effective carbon capture tech isn't in a lab. It's a forest.
400 million years of R&D. Potential to store 200+ billion tonnes of carbon. A proven, scalable climate solution.
#ClimateAction #CarbonCapture #Reforestation
400 million years of R&D. Potential to store 200+ billion tonnes of carbon. A proven, scalable climate solution.
#ClimateAction #CarbonCapture #Reforestation
How to reconnect a landscape + create business value?
1 - Promote and support local planting businesses.
2 - Help landowners meet regulations.
3 - Channel corporate ESG $ into the chain.
Result: jobs, biodiversity, and verified impact. A true restoration value chain.
1 - Promote and support local planting businesses.
2 - Help landowners meet regulations.
3 - Channel corporate ESG $ into the chain.
Result: jobs, biodiversity, and verified impact. A true restoration value chain.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How to reconnect a landscape + create business value?
1 - Promote and support local planting businesses.
2 - Help landowners meet regulations.
3 - Channel corporate ESG $ into the chain.
Result: jobs, biodiversity, and verified impact. A true restoration value chain.
1 - Promote and support local planting businesses.
2 - Help landowners meet regulations.
3 - Channel corporate ESG $ into the chain.
Result: jobs, biodiversity, and verified impact. A true restoration value chain.
In Zambia, the secret weapon for saving forests is community radio. 🎙️
It shatters myths in local languages, mobilizes thousands of farmers, and even shapes policy. A powerful reminder that the best tech is often the simplest.
Click our images to learn more:
It shatters myths in local languages, mobilizes thousands of farmers, and even shapes policy. A powerful reminder that the best tech is often the simplest.
Click our images to learn more:
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In Zambia, the secret weapon for saving forests is community radio. 🎙️
It shatters myths in local languages, mobilizes thousands of farmers, and even shapes policy. A powerful reminder that the best tech is often the simplest.
Click our images to learn more:
It shatters myths in local languages, mobilizes thousands of farmers, and even shapes policy. A powerful reminder that the best tech is often the simplest.
Click our images to learn more:
How do you convince a jaguar to use a wildlife corridor?
You don't. We’ve just spent a decade patiently rebuilding it with IPE and local communities in Brazil. Then they just... show up. 🐆
Watch the results of 10 years of work in Pontal do Paranapanema region:
You don't. We’ve just spent a decade patiently rebuilding it with IPE and local communities in Brazil. Then they just... show up. 🐆
Watch the results of 10 years of work in Pontal do Paranapanema region:
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
How do you convince a jaguar to use a wildlife corridor?
You don't. We’ve just spent a decade patiently rebuilding it with IPE and local communities in Brazil. Then they just... show up. 🐆
Watch the results of 10 years of work in Pontal do Paranapanema region:
You don't. We’ve just spent a decade patiently rebuilding it with IPE and local communities in Brazil. Then they just... show up. 🐆
Watch the results of 10 years of work in Pontal do Paranapanema region:
How to build a green economy? Invest in a forest.
In Brazil, our partnership with IPÊ has created a whole new local economy. Jobs for people. Homes for wildlife. A win for the climate.
This is how it's done. Watch the video:
#CommunityLed #SocialEntrepreneurship #Brazil
In Brazil, our partnership with IPÊ has created a whole new local economy. Jobs for people. Homes for wildlife. A win for the climate.
This is how it's done. Watch the video:
#CommunityLed #SocialEntrepreneurship #Brazil
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
How to build a green economy? Invest in a forest.
In Brazil, our partnership with IPÊ has created a whole new local economy. Jobs for people. Homes for wildlife. A win for the climate.
This is how it's done. Watch the video:
#CommunityLed #SocialEntrepreneurship #Brazil
In Brazil, our partnership with IPÊ has created a whole new local economy. Jobs for people. Homes for wildlife. A win for the climate.
This is how it's done. Watch the video:
#CommunityLed #SocialEntrepreneurship #Brazil
With Weforest support IPE is growing an entire restoration value chain in Brazil's Pontal do Paranapanema region, uniting farmers, govt, and communities.
But the real win is the sense of ownership felt by communities.
Watch the video to learn more:
But the real win is the sense of ownership felt by communities.
Watch the video to learn more:
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
With Weforest support IPE is growing an entire restoration value chain in Brazil's Pontal do Paranapanema region, uniting farmers, govt, and communities.
But the real win is the sense of ownership felt by communities.
Watch the video to learn more:
But the real win is the sense of ownership felt by communities.
Watch the video to learn more:
In Zambia's Muchinga Province, 76.6% rural poverty drives deforestation.
The Lavushimanda Project tackles this head-on: building a coalition to create a wildlife corridor and sustainable economies.
We are building a coalition for impact. Learn more about our work: www.weforest.org
The Lavushimanda Project tackles this head-on: building a coalition to create a wildlife corridor and sustainable economies.
We are building a coalition for impact. Learn more about our work: www.weforest.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In Zambia's Muchinga Province, 76.6% rural poverty drives deforestation.
The Lavushimanda Project tackles this head-on: building a coalition to create a wildlife corridor and sustainable economies.
We are building a coalition for impact. Learn more about our work: www.weforest.org
The Lavushimanda Project tackles this head-on: building a coalition to create a wildlife corridor and sustainable economies.
We are building a coalition for impact. Learn more about our work: www.weforest.org
Clearing up the concept: Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR).
This carousel explains this actionable framework. In summary: FLR works to integrate people and nature for lasting impact.
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This carousel explains this actionable framework. In summary: FLR works to integrate people and nature for lasting impact.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Clearing up the concept: Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR).
This carousel explains this actionable framework. In summary: FLR works to integrate people and nature for lasting impact.
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This carousel explains this actionable framework. In summary: FLR works to integrate people and nature for lasting impact.
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Rural women are sustaining nature for our collective future. They are frontline agents of change, combating climate change & conserving biodiversity.
But they face disproportionate impacts. Our job? Promote their work. Demand their participation. Ensure their equality.
But they face disproportionate impacts. Our job? Promote their work. Demand their participation. Ensure their equality.
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Rural women are sustaining nature for our collective future. They are frontline agents of change, combating climate change & conserving biodiversity.
But they face disproportionate impacts. Our job? Promote their work. Demand their participation. Ensure their equality.
But they face disproportionate impacts. Our job? Promote their work. Demand their participation. Ensure their equality.
Thrilled to announce WeForest is a winner of the Airbus Foundation's call for projects!
We'll use cutting-edge satellite data and machine learning to measure restoration impact in Ethiopia's Desa'a Forest.
A huge step for tech-powered conservation.
We'll use cutting-edge satellite data and machine learning to measure restoration impact in Ethiopia's Desa'a Forest.
A huge step for tech-powered conservation.
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Thrilled to announce WeForest is a winner of the Airbus Foundation's call for projects!
We'll use cutting-edge satellite data and machine learning to measure restoration impact in Ethiopia's Desa'a Forest.
A huge step for tech-powered conservation.
We'll use cutting-edge satellite data and machine learning to measure restoration impact in Ethiopia's Desa'a Forest.
A huge step for tech-powered conservation.
Day and night, curious side-striped jackals are checking out our camera traps 🐾📹
Wildlife is coming back to Katanino Reserve in Zambia, as the forest recovers 🌳✨
Learn more about our work in Kantanino: www.weforest.org/programmes/m...
Wildlife is coming back to Katanino Reserve in Zambia, as the forest recovers 🌳✨
Learn more about our work in Kantanino: www.weforest.org/programmes/m...
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Day and night, curious side-striped jackals are checking out our camera traps 🐾📹
Wildlife is coming back to Katanino Reserve in Zambia, as the forest recovers 🌳✨
Learn more about our work in Kantanino: www.weforest.org/programmes/m...
Wildlife is coming back to Katanino Reserve in Zambia, as the forest recovers 🌳✨
Learn more about our work in Kantanino: www.weforest.org/programmes/m...
A pragmatic case for hope🌍
We can repair the climate system
And forests regulate water and climate. Official estimates say 12–20%, but NASA research suggests their real influence could be up to 40%.
Restoring forests means repairing Earth’s systems. And that means hope. 🌳✨
We can repair the climate system
And forests regulate water and climate. Official estimates say 12–20%, but NASA research suggests their real influence could be up to 40%.
Restoring forests means repairing Earth’s systems. And that means hope. 🌳✨
September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A pragmatic case for hope🌍
We can repair the climate system
And forests regulate water and climate. Official estimates say 12–20%, but NASA research suggests their real influence could be up to 40%.
Restoring forests means repairing Earth’s systems. And that means hope. 🌳✨
We can repair the climate system
And forests regulate water and climate. Official estimates say 12–20%, but NASA research suggests their real influence could be up to 40%.
Restoring forests means repairing Earth’s systems. And that means hope. 🌳✨
“We cannot stop the tide – but we can open the door, and let nature lead.” 🚪
Inspired by coastal restoration leader Vona Méléner at the #ChooseNature event. A powerful reminder that whether at sea or on land, working with nature is the only path to true resilience.
#NatureBasedSolutions
Inspired by coastal restoration leader Vona Méléner at the #ChooseNature event. A powerful reminder that whether at sea or on land, working with nature is the only path to true resilience.
#NatureBasedSolutions
September 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“We cannot stop the tide – but we can open the door, and let nature lead.” 🚪
Inspired by coastal restoration leader Vona Méléner at the #ChooseNature event. A powerful reminder that whether at sea or on land, working with nature is the only path to true resilience.
#NatureBasedSolutions
Inspired by coastal restoration leader Vona Méléner at the #ChooseNature event. A powerful reminder that whether at sea or on land, working with nature is the only path to true resilience.
#NatureBasedSolutions