Trees Planted (1998-2011): 4,344,830

Trees Water & People's approach to reforestation involves more than just protecting forests and planting trees.  We have created successful community-led reforestation projects in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Haiti that empower local people to manage their most precious natural resources.  We work with existing local groups, schools, and communities in extremely low-income rural and peri-urban areas to provide guidance on how to plant and maintain forest trees and graft valuable fruit trees. Through reforestation projects and educational workshops, Trees, Water 7 People helps shape the next generation of environmental stewards in Latin America

Community tree nurseries in these countries allow local hands to produce tens of thousands of native tree seedlings and plant them in deforested areas and around beneficiary homes. Planting trees on agricultural land also helps farmers diversify their crops and reduce soil erosion.  These projects not only help to protect native forests and watersheds, but improve people's lives by protecting their health and raising their standard of living.