This week, The Guardian published an article claiming that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by the world’s biggest provider are worthless.

it turns out the older assessments significantly underestimate the carbon stored in taller trees. Put simply, taller older trees tend to be denser and thus store proportionately more carbon than smaller trees – by around 70-80% more.

James looks back on all the achievements of our partners and team and looks ahead to the year to come.

There is an increasingly strong appetite for companies and individuals to be ‘net zero’. The desire to say, “on balance we are not contributing to climate change”. The ‘we’ in question can be a person, a family, a company or even a government.

We know that trees are not a panacea for fixing climate change. But we know that community-led reforestation and forest protection, done well, is a major plank in wider global strategies to combat climate change and protect nature.

Lula was the candidate for anyone with a concern for the future of our planet with his campaign promise of zero deforestation.

I used to simply divide the year into four seasons. It was a moot point about when one season bowed off the stage and the next one appeared, but the four seasons were the fundamental way that I defined the annual natural cycle.

In the cacophony of voices speaking about carbon markets, those of rural and agricultural communities, particularly in the global South, risk being left out.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the Queen. Our thoughts are with our Patron, King Charles III, and his whole family.

I’m often asked what the cost of planting a tree is. That’s not always a straightforward question and I wanted to briefly share an example to explain.

If passed, the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill 2021 would weaken the role of Kenya Forest Service who are mandated to protect all public forests.