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Year one of the peat rewetting trial
We blocked drainage canals on 120 hectares of drained peatland to raise the water table. After a year the peat is wetter, and the fire risk has dropped sharply.
Borneo, Indonesia -
Solar pumps kept the seedlings alive through a dry January
The short rains failed. Two solar-powered pumps and a drip line kept 60,000 young trees watered until the ground had moisture of its own.
Kenya Highlands, Kenya -
Where every pound went in 2025
Our 2025 accounts are published. 87p of every pound of public donations reached the field. Here is the breakdown and the awkward bits.
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Counting the damage after Cyclone Faly
Cyclone Faly crossed two of our coastal sites in December. We lost roughly 40,000 young trees. The mangroves held.
Madagascar -
The winter appeal closed at £1.2 million
The 2025 winter appeal raised £1.2 million from just over 19,000 donors. It funds the 2026 planting season across all seven landscapes.
London -
The Kenya sites passed their first independent carbon check
An outside auditor measured the carbon stored on our oldest Kenyan plots. The verified figure came in 6% below our own estimate, which we are glad about.
Kenya Highlands, Kenya -
A co-management agreement with the Salish stewardship council
We signed an agreement that puts decisions about the Cascadia restoration under shared control with the Salish-led stewardship council.
Cascadia, USA -
A school planted ten thousand trees in a morning
Three hundred children from a school near Mahajanga planted 10,000 seedlings in one morning, then adopted the plot to weed and water for a year.
Madagascar