Usambara Biodiversity Conservation

🌱 Women Growing the Future of the Usambara Mountains

Women are at the heart of our landscape restoration efforts. 💚🌍

Our dedicated women team is working hard in our tree nursery, caring for millions of seedlings that are growing strong and getting ready for their next journey—to

🌱 Women Leading the Way in Landscape Restoration! 🌍💚

Our women’s group is playing a vital role in restoring nature and building a greener future for the Usambara Mountains. 💪🏾🌳

In this inspiring moment, our dedicated women are carrying tree seedlings to one of our restoration

Every seedling tells a story of hope. 🌱

In the heart of the Usambara Mountains, women are carrying more than seedlings on their heads—they are carrying the future of our forests, our water sources, our biodiversity, and the generations to come.

Walking long distances to reach

🌱 Growing Hope in the Usambara Mountains 🌍

At the Friends of Usambara Society Tree Nursery, women are leading the fight against climate change. Every day, dedicated women work tirelessly to nurture millions of seedlings that are now ready to be planted across our landscapes.

These

COMMUNITY

​We work in deep collaboration with our partners, prioritising local leadership, trust and long-term care. Restoration must honour the choices and voices of communities, fostering agency, connection and collective healing.

WOMEN

We champion women as vital leaders in climate action and ecological restoration. Our projects support women with resources, training and spaces to grow their skills, protect their rights and lead community-driven change.

RESTORE & REFOREST

Our projects restore some of the mountain's most biodiverse regions by working directly with communities to lead the restoration of their lands. We build trust, collaborate closely, and prioritise community perspectives, self-determination, and agency

For our New Tree Nurseries Expansion, Friends of Usambara Society works with local communities in places where, together, we can make the fastest, most lasting impact for communities and the future of our planet. Together we can make the planet best for every one of us

Join the restoration movement
FoU is currently stocking millions of suppling ready to be taken to the ground to slow global climate change;Your donation today Via Tree Nation Platform will help plant trees that restore habitats, reverse degradation and protect our planet for people

RESTORATION STRATEGY
Integrating respect, equity, collaboration and connection into
ecological restoration and conservation;

We are Nature.
Nature is not somewhere you visit. It is us, and it is home. Shifting our perception and reconnecting with our roots will radically change how we live (and treat) our incredible natural world. Help to change the lives of people in the Usambara Conservation Project

Celebrating meaningful change where it matters most

For over a century, a golden thread has run through our work – putting communities at the heart of restoration. We know that when we work hand in hand with local communities, supporting their vision for their landscapes, we see

Game changers to our Community in Usambara
Working with local community groups to plant trees and restore forests, our work delivers holistic reforestation that transforms landscapes and lives for our people in Tanzania

in our Tree Planting operations, we work with local communities in places where, together, we can make the fastest, most lasting impact for communities and the future of our planet.