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Why You Need To Plant A Tree

Zambia is home to extensive natural forests, with around 66% of the country's land area still covered in these vital ecosystems.

However, as urban and agricultural development continues, large areas of land are being cleared and left unprotected, resulting in depleted soils, higher temperatures most importantly, reduced water retention, making us increasingly vulnerable to climate change.

By planting more trees, we will be preserving and expanding Zambia’s tree cover and we can improve our general quality of life for residents.

This video from Kenya, tells the story of dimishing forests in Kenya.

Do parts of it sound eerily similar to our situation in Zambia? How many streams and wetlands do you know of that have dried up because of reckless tree cutting?

Get Involved

#treeplantingchallengezambia

Planting trees is just one way to improve our shared landscape and mitigate some of the negative effects of climate change.

For this year's Tree Planting Challenge, simply post of picture of yourself with a tree you have just planted on your social media. Use the hashtag #treeplantingchallengezambia share it, and inspire others to do the same.

#treeplantingchallengezambia #thenewgreenrevolution #everytreecounts #wewantevidence #onetreeoneperson

Zambia's Desperate Reality

Protecting our forests are essential to prevent a water crisis in Lusaka and Zambia in general. In an impassioned plea, Timothy Phiri, a Zambian environmentalist, explains the consequences, if we the people of Zambia do not engage in protecting our natural resources.

Working Together

A tree planting success story.

In the 2021/22 rainy season, a group of corporates, garden clubs and individuals worked together to plant trees at Golden Glad School in Kalingalinga, in Lusaka, creating a shadier future for the students there.

Get Connected

You don't have to do it all by yourself.

Get involved with a local community that is planting trees or start your own tree planting group.

Zambia Plants Trees

This is an informal community groups that plants trees in Lusaka. They have successfully run tree planting events in schools. Join the Whatsapp group to get details of their events this year.

Munda Wanga

Over the next few month, Munda Wanga is rejuvenating it's gardens and collecting donations of trees and ornamental plants. If you would like to help please contact them directly.

Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia

WECSZ have an on going programme where they plant trees within schools. To donate a tree to a school or to participate in their next activity, please contact Laura on +260 0977 887437

Lusaka for Trees

David Ngwenyama from Copperbelt University is partnering with Lusaka City Council to plant 10,000 trees. Follow his Facebook page for updates.

Ecosteward for Health Initative

This group works within the Makeni/Kanyama area, and other parts of Lusaka, educating youth on creating a healthier urban environment. Follow their Facebook page, or contact Ismail on +260 761788168 for more information

Green Gold Social

This community project is planting trees in the Chongwe area If you would like to help follow them on Facebook or contact Hope on +260 761 246664.

All your questions on tree planting Answered!

We have put together a comprehensive article on planting trees which will guide you through simple the process of planting trees around your home and in your community.

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Get Started

Planting trees around your home and neighborhood is a great place to start as working together with neighbors on this effort builds a strong sense of community pride

Plant a tree in your own garden.

Plant a tree outside your wall.

Work with your neighbours to plant trees in your street.

Organise your own tree planting party.

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Natural Forest Regeneration

Planting trees is not the only way to restore our forests. To truly revive our ecosystems, we also need to support nature in regenerating itself. Below is some information on how you can help woodlands regrow naturally, complementing tree planting with methods that let nature lead the way.

Protect the Forest from Fire!

Miombo woodland contain a wealth of plants, many of which are able to survive sporadic fires...but things have changed. Fires cause so much destruction by burning precious organic matter, killing vegetation and baking the soil which makes it so much harder for the to recover year after year. It can take 30 years to rebuild the topsoil and once lost the tree canopy will take longer to reach it's original size. By stopping the practice of burning our fields we allow nature to rebuild soil, slowly...

Watch this video of the miombo burning!

Sustainable Harvesting of Firewood

A large amount of the trees cut feed the charcoal industry in the urban areas. In some areas careful management of the natural forests will allow the trees to regrow enough to supply the rural areas with enough wood for their needs without extensive deforestation or overgrazing. Sustainable tree pruning is part of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration practice.

The Story of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration

FMNR is a low cost, sustainable land management approach which farmers and rural communities practice to intentionally allow land to regenerate. This is particularly effective in rural areas where there are shared grazing land and fields.

The Truth about Trees and Water

Managing trees in our forests and around our rivers is essential to maintain a consistent water supply, especially in Zambia where we have no rainfall of almost eight months of the year.

In another example of FMNR, this video from Tree Aid, Ghana, shows how a lack of vegetation affects the rivers and in turn affects agriculture and communal resources.

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