Trees for the Future
About Company
Planting trees, changing lives
We train farmers in agroforestry and sustainable land use – so that they can grow vibrant regional economies, thriving food systems, and a healthier planet.
Our Story
Dave and Grace Deppner founded TREES after witnessing the link between deforestation and poverty while volunteering in the Philippines.
1989
Trees for the Future was founded on August 14, 1989.
2003
TREES reaches 30 million trees planted around the world.
2015
TREES surpasses 100 million trees planted around the world.
2030
TREES is on track to plant one billion trees by 2030.
Where we work
Trees for the Future (TREES) is currently working with thousands of farming families across nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment.
