Forest change-makers – #WorldForestVoices

Announcing the WFC forest change-maker finalists and winners

Announcing the WFC forest change maker winners

Through the WFC forest change-maker competition, 60 young people from over 35 countries spread across the world submitted a short video showcasing how they are positively impacting their communities and forest ecosystems.

Meet the forest change-maker competition jurors!

Back in October 2021, the XV World Forestry Congress Secretariat launched the Forest change-maker competition to showcase the work of young people engaged in sustaining forests both in the frontline and through grassroots work.

The green generation

by Ghaamid Abdulbasat Hatibu, Tanzania.
In countries where major economic resources are dependent on agricultural activities, like in sub-Saharan Africa, there are either few or no alternative sources of income at all…

Viveros de Juventud

by Elias Corro, Panama.
Soy de la Provincia de Herrera, República de Panamá, en donde me desempeño como tecnico forestal y encargado del vivero de la Dirección Regional del Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá…

Viveros comunitarios y selección de fuentes semilleras para la conservación in situ del IBA Cerro Pintao

by Cristhian Leonardo De La Pava Roys, Colombia.
Durante el 2021 se llevó a cabo el proyecto para la ampliación del IBA y implementación de herramientas para la conservación de paisajes en el municipio de El Molino…

Regreening the Earth without planting a single tree?

by Josef Ertl, Austria.
I founded the organization Awaken Trees, which supports local farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) initiatives in Ghana and Tanzania…

Taming the tide

by Avni Shrivastava, India.
The Nauradehi Sanctuary was established in 1975 in the district of Sagar in central India. This is one of the biggest sanctuaries in the country, having an area of 1200sq km with 122 villages putting pressure on forests and wildlife…

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