{"id":80193,"date":"2025-11-27T14:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/bomen-en-mensen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:00:24","slug":"trees-and-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/trees-and-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Trees and people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper-inner  has-shadow-background-color\" style=\"padding:50px 50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Boomsoorten-2.svg\" alt=\"icon-boomsoorten\" class=\"wp-image-11551\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cee2f0b82ab75040182e582887e13c52\" id=\"compenseer-de-gemiddelde-co2-footprint\">Directly to:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#oxygen\">Trees let us breathe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#health\">Trees improve our physical and mental health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#food\">Trees provide us with food<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#water\">Trees prevent flooding and drought<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#cooling\">Trees cool down our surroundings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#medicines\">Trees are our&nbsp;natural pharmacy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#work\">Trees generate work and income<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"oxygen\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Moederboom.svg\" alt=\"icon-moederboom\" class=\"wp-image-9487\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e848593c594dec08dfdb236b74ce89c\">1. Trees let us breathe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trees provide oxygen. Even forests at the other side of the world contribute to the air we breathe here. Did you know that just one mature tree can produce more than <strong>100 kilos of oxygen<\/strong> a year? Another benefit is that trees and forests filter pollutants from the air, such as CO2, nitrogen and particulate matter, letting us breathe clean air!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-slider \">\n\n        <div class=\"slider\">\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bos-Nederland-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Loofbos met zonnestralen\" title=\"Light,Shining,Down,In,Nature\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"health\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Huishoudens.svg\" alt=\"icon-huishoudens\" class=\"wp-image-9733\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-486227fd7a7eb8ca8702f579ec724b32\">2. Trees improve our physical and mental health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greenery has a positive effect on our physical and mental health. Green surroundings encourage us to move and to relax, thus reducing the risk of obesity, diabetes type 2, cardiovascular disease and depression. Greenery also reduces levels of stress and anxiety, as well as improving concentration. Just spending <strong>5 or 10 minutes<\/strong> in thewoods or green surroundings can be enough to make you feel better and reduce your stress. Even looking at pictures of trees and forests has a similar effect!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"food\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Appel.svg\" alt=\"icon-appel\" class=\"wp-image-11362\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-367c1c59faa1e01a78069f08ea7e9662\">3. Trees provide us with food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From apples, bananas and pears to nuts, coffee beans and cacao: <strong>much of our food grows on trees and shrubs<\/strong>. So, they form an essential link in our food supply chain. And animals like birds, insects and mammals eat fruit and berries from trees and shrubs as well. They also help to spread the seeds from which new trees and shrubs can grow!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-slider \">\n\n        <div class=\"slider\">\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Appel-zen-chung-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"appel-voedselbos\" title=\"Appel-zen-chung\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Walnootboom.jpg\" alt=\"walnootboom\" title=\"Walnootboom\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pruimenboom-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"pruimenboom\" title=\"pruimenboom\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MG_0411-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"bolivia-bomen-planten\" title=\"_MG_0411\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20230622_018-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"koffieboer-bolivia\" title=\"20230622_018\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"water\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Regulering_water.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9731\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8916837e86c7b8756845632d7ea48814\">4. <strong>Trees prevent flooding and drought<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trees are experts in water management. Their leaves and branches<strong> collect rainwater<\/strong> and retain it temporarily. That way they reduce the force of a downpour and water doesn\u2019t run off immediately. And maybe even more importantly, trees stimulate a healthy, aerated soil that is better able to collect and retain water. This prevents water washing away over the streets or the land all at once. An average mature tree in the city can retain between 200 and 400 litres of water\u202fin its crown, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/edepot.wur.nl\/460541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wageningen University &amp; Research<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, trees also provide <strong>more water<\/strong> \u2013 or rather rain. Water evaporates from their leaves, creating clouds and rain. And that\u2019s a real necessity in places that are becoming hotter and drier, due to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper  has-primary-background-color\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63a69c72588d60836abbcb4767169a68\">How trees help prevent water shortages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7109748407d19c2e58e505f2a0f0693 wp-block-paragraph\">In the Bolivian Andes, where Trees for All has been supporting a reforestation project since 2022, the loss of nature is causing drought and water shortages. By replanting thousands of trees, water can infiltrate the ground better and the water supplies are recovering step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/projects\/bolivian-andes\" class=\"wp-acf-block block-button-link link standard align-left \" target=\"\" >\n        <span>More about this project<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bolivia-Trees-for-All-herbebossing-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bolivia-Trees-for-All-herbebossing-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bolivia-Trees-for-All-herbebossing-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bolivia-Trees-for-All-herbebossing-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bolivia-Trees-for-All-herbebossing-4-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bolivia-Trees-for-All-herbebossing-4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"cooling\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Verkoeling@2x.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74414\" style=\"width:75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Verkoeling@2x.png 200w, https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Verkoeling@2x-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f0dfa01310420558f190464c66f6f0b1\">5. Trees cool down our surroundings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On hot days, you can immediately feel the difference between places with trees and places without them. Trees provide shade, as well as cooling the air. The latter effect is produced through evaporation: the process by which water evaporates from the leaves and cools down the air. This can easily make a street with trees<strong> 10 degrees cooler<\/strong> than one without trees! This way trees can help to combat heat stress in cities, for example. You can find out more about this superpower in our blogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-highlighted-stories\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 overview-item\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/trees-reduce-risk-of-wildfire\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bosbrand-2-scaled-675x410-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"How trees actually reduce the risk of wildfire\" title=\"How trees actually reduce the risk of wildfire\" width=\"675\" height=\"410\"\/>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <h3>How trees actually reduce the risk of wildfire<\/h3>\n                    <p>It is a tree-planting organiation\u2019s worst nightmare: wildfire. The effects of climate change \u2013 such as increasing drought and extremer temperatures \u2013 cause wildfires to occur more often and to become more intense. Is it any use to plant trees then? Yes, indeed! For although it sounds contradictory, trees&hellip;<\/p>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/trees-reduce-risk-of-wildfire\/\" class=\"link primary\">\n                        <span>Read the story<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 overview-item\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/trees-may-triple-water-availability-in-bolivia\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bolivia-Trees-for-All-herbebossing-4-675x410-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Study shows: trees may triple availability of water in Bolivia\" title=\"Study shows: trees may triple availability of water in Bolivia\" width=\"675\" height=\"410\"\/>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <h3>Study shows: trees may triple availability of water in Bolivia<\/h3>\n                    <p>Water shortages are a daily reality in the Bolivian Andes. That is why Trees for All is committed to reforestation here, working together with local partners and communities. And the impact is highly promising! A recent study shows that reforestation enables the soil can retain on average three&hellip;<\/p>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/trees-may-triple-water-availability-in-bolivia\/\" class=\"link primary\">\n                        <span>Read the story<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"medicines\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Gezond.svg\" alt=\"gezondheid-icoon\" class=\"wp-image-23955\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-208e7b9e31f53f3b0f8d719983004eec\">6. <strong>Trees are our&nbsp;natural pharmacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trees contain substances in their bast, bark, leaves, roots and seeds that have been used for <strong>medicinal purposes<\/strong> over centuries. For instance, a major ingredient in aspirin comes from the bark of a willow. And the beautiful foxglove produces important substances used in medicines for heart problems. So, some of the best cures are prescribed by nature itself!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-slider \">\n\n        <div class=\"slider\">\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3222-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"ArBolivia-Trees-for-All\" title=\"IMG_3222\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ArBolivia-10-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"don-vincente-bolivia\" title=\"ArBolivia (10)\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC08920-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Participating farmer\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TreesForAll_web-7-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Donateur staat naast een grote eik \" title=\"TreesForAll_web-7\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"work\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Boeren.svg\" alt=\"icon-boeren\" class=\"wp-image-9454\" style=\"width:90px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c15d555c395aa96447f6c26c3f9d9bc2\">7. Trees generate work and income<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All over the world, <strong>millions of people<\/strong> depend on forests. For example, trees provide many jobs in forest management, sustainable agroforestry, recreation, research, tourism and education. Moreover, many communities live in or near a forest, benefiting directly from it for growing food or other products for their daily lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch this video to find out how people in Tanzania benefit from our shared reforestation project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><iframe title=\"How trees improve lives: this is what reforestation means for people in Tanzania\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9syfaif5tY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n    \n    \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/plant-a-tree\" class=\"wp-acf-block block-button-link button tertiary align-center \" target=\"\" >\n        <span>Plant with us<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2f263450cd267567487d9a3ae5d977b\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7d48f7583d4aa42bf5a1b1c95f1f3b7f\">More about the impact of our projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-highlighted-stories\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 overview-item\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/ethiopia-trees-to-survive\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Seify-2-scaled-675x410-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Seifu from Ethiopia: \u201cWe need trees to survive here\u201d\" title=\"Seifu from Ethiopia: \u201cWe need trees to survive here\u201d\" width=\"675\" height=\"410\"\/>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <h3>Seifu from Ethiopia: \u201cWe need trees to survive here\u201d<\/h3>\n                    <p>Establishing a successful tree-planting or reforestation project requires courage and perseverance. In our \u2018Project Heroes\u2019 series, we speak with the people behind the projects we support. This time, Seifu Gebreslassie (39), coordinator of the EthioTrees project in Tigray (Ethiopia), where trees are essential for survival. Reforestation and agroforestry in&hellip;<\/p>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/ethiopia-trees-to-survive\/\" class=\"link primary\">\n                        <span>Read the story<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 overview-item\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/contributing-preservation-amazon-bolivian-farme\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Boer-Santos-2-scaled-675x410-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"How we contribute to the preservation of the Amazon, together with Bolivian farmers\" title=\"How we contribute to the preservation of the Amazon, together with Bolivian farmers\" width=\"675\" height=\"410\"\/>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <h3>How we contribute to the preservation of the Amazon, together with Bolivian farmers<\/h3>\n                    <p>Bolivian farmers help the transition to sustainable agroforestry, so they no longer have to cut down trees in favor of agriculture or animal husbandry. This is the ArBolivia Project, to which Trees for All and Sicirec dedicate themselves. 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