Planting Trees, Building Sustainable Livelihoods: A Community-Based Forest Restoration Initiative

This project is funded under the TerraFund for AFR100, an initiative led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in partnership with One Tree Planted, Vumbuzi Impact Africa (VIA) Foundation, Africa Trees, and Realize Impact. Through this funding window, TerraFund invests in high-impact, locally rooted organizations that can contribute to Africa’s restoration commitments under the Bonn Challenge and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Planting Trees, Building Sustainable Livelihoods: A Community-Based Forest Restoration Initiative

This project is funded under the TerraFund for AFR100, an initiative led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in partnership with One Tree Planted, Vumbuzi Impact Africa (VIA) Foundation, Africa Trees, and Realize Impact. Through this funding window, TerraFund invests in high-impact, locally rooted organizations that can contribute to Africa’s restoration commitments under the Bonn Challenge and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Planting Trees, Building Sustainable Livelihoods: A Community-Based Forest Restoration Initiative

The Partnerships for Forest Protection and Livelihood in a Changing Climate project, funded by Gower Street, is a transformative initiative by the Rights and Advocacy Initiatives Network (RAIN).

Running from July 2023 to August 2026, this project is designed to tackle deforestation, enhance sustainable livelihoods, and build resilience against climate change in Ghana’s Atwima Mponua, Asante Akim North, and Asante Akim South Districts.

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This project is funded under the TerraFund for AFR100, an initiative led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in partnership with One Tree Planted, Vumbuzi Impact Africa (VIA) Foundation, Africa Trees, and Realize Impact.

TerraFund was established to provide financial and technical support to locally led restoration projects across Africa under the AFR100 (African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative). The fund supports community-driven solutions that restore degraded landscapes, enhance climate resilience, and generate sustainable livelihoods.

  1. To promote climate awareness among stakeholders in two forest fringe communities.
  2. To restore 32 hectares within the forest reserve using Modified Taungya and increase tree cover on 2 hectares of off-reserve farmlands through agroforestry (Total=34 ha).
  3. To promote learning and knowledge sharing through dissemination of lessons from intervention for scale up.
  1. Restoring Degraded Forests through MTS
  2. Promoting Agroforestry and Trees on Farms
  3. Nursery Establishment and Seedling Production
  4. Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods
  5. Community Monitoring and Knowledge Sharing
  • World Resources Institute (WRI),
  • One Tree Planted,
  • Vumbuzi Impact Africa,
  • Africa Trees,
  • Realize Impact,
  • Forestry Commission of Ghana (Forest Services Division),
  • Traditional Authorities, Local Farmers, Women & Youth Groups

6 years (January 2026– March 2032)