Building Resilience Block by Block: How We Select Restoration Sites

Our restoration work cannot be arbitrary. To make the most of every donor shilling and volunteer hour, we must target land that is both ecologically critical and socially ready for protection.

Our Selection Criteria

We evaluate potential restoration sites against three key pillars:

1. Ecological Urgency: Is the land showing signs of severe erosion, watershed depletion, or biodiversity loss? 2. Community Ownership: Are local administrators, schools, and land owners actively willing to cooperate and protect the seedlings? 3. Livelihood Potential: Can we integrate restoration with income opportunities (e.g. training tree champions, vertical farming)?

Working Together

By collaborating closely with local chiefs, schools, and youth leaders, we ensure that every site selected is backed by community consensus. This structural alignment prevents conflict, ensures long-term security for the trees, and builds ecological resilience block by block.