In 2018, severe flooding impacted the region immensely. Studies have shown that in Liberia, around 2.2 million people are exposed to floods, 320,000 to coastal erosion, and 2.1 million to windstorms. And with the impact of climate change, the country is expected to see increased risks from natural disasters. 

Liberia

The rate of degradation of the peri urban mangrove forest in Mombasa is approximately 5% per year. In particular, Tudor creek in Mombasa County, Kenya has lost over 80% of the original mangrove forest cover in the past 20 years caused to locally unsustainable use of the mangroves for firewood and exports to the Middle East. 

Kenya

Uganda

Ghana suffers from one of the world's highest deforestation rates. This is mostly caused by agricultural expansion and to some degree, mining. To counter this, Ghana is participating in Africa's Great Green Wall initiative and promote community agroforestry reforestation efforts. Ghana has pledged to plant 2 million new trees by 2030.

Ghana

Peru has the fourth largest rainforest coverage in the world, but it is increasingly under threat from agricultural conversion, illegal logging, and illegal mining. Peru does stand out for its extensive protected areas and indigenous territories, which are both relatively intact. Planned infrastructure projects and softening of environmental laws threaten forests moving forward, making community-led multi-stakeholder solutions urgent. 

Peru

Ecuador is relatively small amongst its neighbors but pulls its weight in forest cover and biodiversity. It enjoys a rainforest area larger than Greece that contains over 20,000 plant species. Most of this is in the Ecuador's Amazon which is largely cut off from roads and infrastructure. However, illegal gold mining and ranching are creeping into what was a relatively intact and conserved area. 

Ecuador

The Ejido system was established in Mexico over 100 years ago, which is a form of collective common pool resource governance that thrives on networks and sustainability. Red MOCAF representa around 40 ejidos that commit to conservation, restoration and collaboration. Ejido organizations are active in rotational logging, reforestation, agriculture, mezcal, and handicrafts. Some are now looking into engaging in REDD+ and other payment for ecosystem services mechanisms

Mexico

Reforestation Commons provides technical support to a network of community-based organizations implementing Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) activities in key ecosystems. Our motto is: Everybody grows. Everybody knows

Reforestation Commons Partner Locations

Big Ship work area and monitoring samples. Click the mangroves or polygons

BigShip

Big Ship’s flagship project, #BringBackTudorCreek, is mangrove restoration that conserves and re-establishes deforested and/or degraded mangrove ecosystems in partnership with the surrounding communities. This improves fishing, gathering and bee-keeping.

Uganda Regenshope Reforestation Network. Click for details

Regen Shope Initiative

Regenshope's mission is to empower smallholder farmers through hands-on training in regenerative agriculture to address climate change and create a more sustainable, equitable food production and distribution system.

Chakras community MRV agroforestry and deforestation. Click map icon for details.

Chakra Corporation 

The Chakra Corporation, based in the Ecuadorian Amazon province of Napo, represents 2,400 producers who all have small family 'chakras' which are agroforestry plots that contain, timber trees, medicinal plants, fruit trees, and commercial crops 

Monitoring Results Mexico Ejidos of Puebla

Red MOCAF

RedMocaf is an umbrella organization of 54 affiliated rural organizations across Mexico who represent small farmers and indigenous organizations. Their mission is to represent their common interests, provide technical support and facilitate financing

Yanesha Comunal Reserve REDD indigenous proposal area

ANECAP

Association of Peruvian Communal Reserves

Ghana Community Reforestation. Click on the trees or polygons

YouthBridge Foundation

The YouthBridge Foundation has launched a campaign Plant to Own a Tree which encourages communities or even individuals across the region to plant trees and share them as a social media campaign.

Urban Monrovia Reforestation. Click the icons or polygons

Liberian Youth For Climate Actions

LYCA's is comprised of youth organizations, communities, and other local NGOs taking community-based approaches to strengthening community responses and resilience to climate change, such as planting 1 million trees in degraded areas

Technology Enabled Data-Driven Reforestation and Conservation.

Reforestation Commons Partner Locations