Reforestation volunteering and habitat restoration projects abroad
“Those that plant trees, plant hope”
Lucy Larcom
Our reforestation volunteering projects are in Kenya, and Myanmar
Reforestation volunteering for community resilience and wildlife conservation
Mangrove Reforestation (turtles│mangroves│livelihoods)
Location: Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast
Weeks: 2+
Code: Ke_EC_EC
Project Overview:
join our reforestation volunteering project run by a grass roots community organisation, which has been positively impacting its environment and recognised by the Kenyan government since 2009. The projects with 2 coastal communities are dedicated to safeguarding restoring the mangroves, and growing incomes through management of mangrove resources, such as crab farming, and developing tourism in this coastal environmental jewel. This also includes safeguarding the turtles and turtle nesting beaches. The work that is done is guided by the seasons, so one aspect will likely take precedence over another at any one time, so please connect with us to ask for details.
Woodland and Habitat Restoration (on Buddhist monastery land)
Location: Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast
Weeks: 2+
Code: Ke_EC_EC
Project Overview:
Location: Mon State
Country: Myanmar
Weeks: 2 - 26
Project Description:
Monks that we know very well in Myanmar purchased 40 acres of hilly land where they located their monastery. The area is ideal for habitat restoration and wildlife conservation for 2 main reasons: it’s topography and natural features, and its status as a monastery wherein plants, tress, and wildlife are naturally protected from human exploitation. This area of Myanmar has a dearth of wildlife due to exploitation and mono-culture, and the aim is to restore a balanced local eco-system. You’ll also have to teach English or be willing to hold daily conversation classes.
connect with us to ask for details.
Equatorial Forest Conservation (agroforestry│wildlife│forest heritage)
Location: Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Weeks: 2+
Code: Ke_EC_KF
Project Overview:
join the Luhya people in reforestation volunteering, as they regenerate the natural and cultural resources of East Africa’s equatorial rainforest remnant where they live. Support the development of agro-forestry; develop organic practices including pest control for crop resilience and food security, Identify traditional medicinal plants, store seeds, conserve butterflies and snakes, and carry out school outreach so that the generations to come will value the forest and conserve it.
Rift Valley Habitat Restoration and livelihoods
Location: Kitale, Rift Valley
Country: Kenya
Code: Ke-WC-Ki
Weeks: 2 - 4
Project Description:
This project is situated on Kenya’s wildlife tourism circuit in the plains and woodlands of the western Rift Valley. And supports the active nature conservation of this area. This is achieved through planting trees, managing woodland, maintaining the plains, and developing the infrastructure that supports tourism and the wildlife guides who lead the wildlife tours
Previous hunting has resulted in the loss of the historic herds of wildlife, and land use has damaged the habitat. Your volunteering supports the protection of the wildlife, and regeneration of the habitat, and development of tourist access for livelihood growing,
connect with us to ask for details.
Reforestation volunteering can help communities reverse deforestation
Deforestation and Forest Loss - Our World in Data (an article exploring the subject of ending deforestation)
You may have seen the video of the orangutan trying to stop a digger in the Indonesian jungle, as it rips down its trees and wondered how this madness can be ended. Well, there are communities around the world reversing this trend, and we work with 3 in Kenya, in very different settings. One community is replanting the mangroves; another is replanting a rainforest, another replanting bush for the animals of the plains.