The Importance Of White Roofs - Word Forest About 20 years back, anyone in my community who could afford an iron sheet roof was considered to be financially well off. Everyone aspired to have a roof of iron sheets.These were the times when the…

Can painting a roof white help save the planet? Discover how simple solutions can tackle rising temperatures.

#ClimateAction #Sustainability #WhiteRoofs

Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 - Word Forest Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 16-22 March 2026 Days Hours Minutes Seconds Welcome to Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 If you’re looking for an uplifting diversion from a busy world, register…

This week we’ve travelled all the way from roots to shoots and for the final day of #TreesAreTheKey we’re focusing on new growth. Maintaining hope is about staying active and working towards change - how can you use what you’ve learnt this week moving forwards?

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The theme of this year’s International Day of Forests is ‘Forests and Economies,’ so we wanted to take a look at how our work affects the economy in the communities we support.

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Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 - Word Forest Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 16-22 March 2026 Days Hours Minutes Seconds Welcome to Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 If you’re looking for an uplifting diversion from a busy world, register…

A tree transports water and resources through the xylem (a hollow tube of dead cells). For day 6 of #TreesAreTheKey we’re thinking about the importance of an equitable approach to resource distribution. What changes can you make to contribute?

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On Change, Seasons, and the Companionship of Trees - Word Forest I’m grateful to say that, as well as a rather grey car park, during the year I spent in hospital, my window looked out onto a large oak tree. When I was first admitted its branches were bare, the…

Many species of trees produce blossoms as part of their annual cycle, but how does the metaphor of blossoming intertwine with our own lives? Read our latest article to find out more about the ways our relationships with nature can improve our mental health.

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Our Rivers Are Not Sewers - Word Forest The ecstasy of wild swimming is like looking at the world through a brighter lens. The cold and the energy and the silence. The unspoken comradery of you and other solo swimmers communicated in…

Our waterways are vital ecosystems, not waste disposal systems. It's time to protect our rivers from pollution.

#CleanWater #SaveOurRivers #Environmentalism

Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 - Word Forest Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 16-22 March 2026 Days Hours Minutes Seconds Welcome to Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 If you’re looking for an uplifting diversion from a busy world, register…

On day 5 of #TreesAreTheKey we’re appreciating the ways nature contributes to our health and wellbeing. Studies have shown spending time with trees lowers cortisol and improves mood: the blossom on their branches allows us to do the same.

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Mother Tongue, Mother Nature: How Identity, Language and Environmental Knowledge are interlinked - Word Forest ‘Kaya’: a fortified settlement whose cultural spaces are indispensable for the enactment of living traditions that underscore the identity, continuity and cohesion of the Mijikenda communities. The…

There are thousands of words for trees worldwide, but what is the difference between ‘arbre’ and ‘mti’? Our latest article explores how the language we use to discuss the environment shapes what we communicate.

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Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 - Word Forest Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 16-22 March 2026 Days Hours Minutes Seconds Welcome to Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 If you’re looking for an uplifting diversion from a busy world, register…

Every leaf can be traced back to the trunk: day 4 of #TreesAreTheKey celebrates the way that ideas branch and knowledge spread. Word Forest builds classrooms and facilitates education but the impact reaches further: ‘if you educate a woman, you educate a whole community’.

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What We Gain from Giving: the Benefits of Mutualism - Word Forest The Limits of an Individualist Worldview Beneath the forest floor there is a complex network of life – fungal threads that weave through the soil and into plant roots, creating a web of connections…

To understand fungal networks, scientific viewpoints need to create space for mutualism. Our article for day 3 of #TreesAreTheKey explores how a gift-giving mindset can lead to greater change.

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#TreesAreTheKey #Community #DrivingChange

Plant a Tree, Grow a Story: The Wood Wide Web of Literature - Word Forest Even before we discovered that trees communicate through underground fungal and root networks (the so-called ‘wood wide web’), authors were writing about trees not merely as an aesthetic choice, but…

For day 2 of #TreesAreTheKey we’ve been looking at how essential trees are. As well as their ecological importance, they play a big role culturally: from the Bodhi tree in Buddhism to Newton’s apple! Read our latest article to learn about trees in literature!

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Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 - Word Forest Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 16-22 March 2026 Days Hours Minutes Seconds Welcome to Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 If you’re looking for an uplifting diversion from a busy world, register…

It’s day 2 of #TreesAreTheKey. Trees are ecological and cultural keystones: they provide habitats and resources, are central to mythologies, and absorb up to a ton of CO2!

Our work is fighting the global impact of deforestation: visit our website, plant a tree.

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The New Dawn - Word Forest Life is like a riddle. You will never know your destiny until you’ve started your journey. Sometimes there is more struggling, frustrations and giving up along the way. There is always light at the…

A look at how new environmental initiatives are bringing hope and a ""new dawn"" for conservation efforts.

#Hope #Conservation #EcoNews

Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 - Word Forest Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 16-22 March 2026 Days Hours Minutes Seconds Welcome to Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2026 If you’re looking for an uplifting diversion from a busy world, register…

A tree’s roots can be up to a fifth of their whole weight. On Day 1 of our #TreesAreTheKey Awareness Week 2026 we’ve decided to take a look back at our own roots: from planting trees to education and empowerment. Visit our website to read more!

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#TreesAreTheKey #Roots

Sapling Hunt - Word Forest Join the Word Forest Sapling Hunt during Trees Are The Key Awareness Week. Explore our website to find hidden saplings, learn about reforestation in Kenya, and discover how trees support communities,…

Find all 6 saplings on our site to learn how trees, schools, and women’s empowerment thrive in Kenya.
Finish the hunt and you could win a box of delicious vegan pasties! (UK only). 🥟🌱
Start your adventure:

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#TreesAreTheKey #Vegan #Giveaway

Reforestation: Restoring Nature's Green Legacy - Word Forest Reforestation stands as a vital tool in combating climate change, preserving biodiversity and restoring the health of our ecosystems. Across the United Kingdom and the globe, reforestation efforts are...

Reforestation is about more than just planting trees; it’s about restoring a green legacy for future generations.

#Reforestation #EcoFriendly #GreenLegacy

Re-establishing The Caledonian Forest - Word Forest The Scottish Highlands - a mesmerising expanse of moorland, mountain and boreal forest with a deep and vibrant history. Stories of King Arthur and Merlin tell of this mystical land and its ability to…

Journey into the effort to restore the ancient Caledonian Forest and bring back Scotland’s wild heart.

#Rewilding #Scotland #CaledonianForest

Urban trees are more than just decoration - they reduce heat and improve air quality in our busy cities.

#UrbanForestry #GreenCities #Environment

The Mothers of the Forest: the results are in - Word Forest Since February this year, the Mothers of the Forest have been arriving at their twice monthly meetings 2 hours early for lessons. They undertake an hour of Kiswahili and English, and an hour of maths,...

Better learning environments lead to better futures. See how we are renewing educational spaces.

#Education #SchoolImprovement #SustainableDesign

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The Medicinal Properties Of Trees - Word Forest Herbs, trees and spices have been used by healers since ancient times. Human settlements have  often been surrounded by plants used for medicinal purposes.

From aspirin to ancient remedies, trees have provided medicine for millennia. Learn about their healing properties.

#NaturalMedicine #Ethnobotany #Trees

Harkness Roses launches climate action rose in support of Kenyan reforestation British rose breeder, Harkness Roses partners with reforestation charity to fund tropical tree planting through the sale of specially selected, Word Forest Fellowship Rose....

Our Fellowship Rose is getting some press coverage. If you know anyone who might be interested to spread the word, we would be very grateful.

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I’m not hiking for the cardio; I’m hiking for the tiny miracles.

I’m obsessed with the tiny signs of hope hidden on the trail, like the first flowers of early spring. In a loud world, these small, persistent cycles are where I find my peace.

#SlowHiking #NatureMiracles #SpringFlowers

I'm CEO and Co-founder of this charity, and I've just ordered one for our rose garden! I'm really looking forward to seeing it bloom this summer.
Simon West

Introducing Britain’s first “Climate Action” rose! 🌹🌍

We are incredibly proud to partner with Harkness Roses1879 to launch The Word Forest Fellowship Rose. For every rose sold, £2.50 goes to Word Forest

#HarknessRoses #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GardenInspiration
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Take A Moment With A Tree - Word Forest There is a growing body of scientific evidence that supports what we already know on a primal level – that being out in nature is good for us and that forests and trees

Feeling stressed? Research shows that spending just a few minutes with a tree can boost your well-being.

#MentalHealth #NatureHeals #Mindfulness

Word Forest (@WordForest@mastodon.social) 1 Post, 5 Following, 2 Followers · We grow trees and community resilience in Kenya. An international charity supporting farmers, families and ecosystems through tree planting and education. 🌍 Kenya…

Word Forest is now on Mastodon. New home, same mission. Join our growing community on Mastodon for a tracking-free, community-first look at our work in Kenya.

#Mastodon #DigitalSustainability #WordForest #ClimateCommunity

Tumaini Zhongwani Primary School Has A New Classroom - Word Forest Education, healthcare, sanitation, food, shelter and many more are exigencies that are indispensable to all humans.

📘 Our eco‑classrooms do more than teach—they inspire. A brighter future starts with learning.

#EcoClassroom #EducationMatters

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Beehive Fences in Kajiado: Nature’s Shield Against Elephants - Word Forest Kajiado County, much like other parts of the Tsavo ecosystem in southern Kenya, suffers frequent human-elephant conflict, particularly during the dry months or following poor harvests. Communities bor...

Beehive Fences in Kajiado: Nature’s Security System
How tiny bees are protecting giant elephants and local farms.

#HumanWildlifeConflict #Beekeeping #EcoInnovation #SaveTheElephants

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🌍 What does your workplace do for the planet? Join our corporate partners making real impact.
#SustainableBusiness #ESG

Take A Moment With A Tree - Word Forest There is a growing body of scientific evidence that supports what we already know on a primal level – that being out in nature is good for us and that forests and trees

🌳 Trees are time travellers—they hold stories in their rings and a future in their branches.
#TreeWisdom #ClimateLegacy