Africa can rise to the climate challenge
Every year, Africa Day gives us the chance to celebrate the diversity and success of our continent and highlight its cultural and economic potential. The theme for Africa Day 2023…
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HOW TO: Compost
We’ve all heard of it, but do we really know how to compost? Composting isn’t as simple as throwing your food waste together and leaving it to decompose. There is a…
Is industrial agriculture denying us fundamental human rights?
Section 24 of the South African Constitution states: “Everyone has the right to: an environment which is not harmful to their health or well-being.” Yet industrial agriculture is part of…
Climate Change Curriculum to be introduced to South African schools
22 February 2023 – Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) and the African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) have created a compelling and powerful programme to address climate change literacy at high…
Charting the Path to Sustainability: Social and Environmental Milestones of 2022
‘Eco-anxiety’, ‘climate doom’, ‘climate change distress’, ‘environmental existential dread’ and ‘ecological grief,’ are all terms that are commonly used to refer to persistent concerns about the future of Earth and…
Investing in South Africa’s Green Economy
The idea of a green economy is gaining momentum both in South Africa and around the world, but there is much more still to be done. Food & Trees for…
The Importance of Planting Trees
In the face of escalating climate change, global pandemics, and social unrest, the importance of planting trees cannot be underestimated. Trees are fundamental to life. They are ecosystem engineers for…
GPT and Food & Trees for Africa partnership invests in Green Infrastructure
26 September 2022 – Global Payment Technologies (GPT) joined Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) as a Trees for All (TFA) and Afforestation partner at the height of the floods…
Trees play a critical role in soil rehabilitation
A spring tree planting with Italtile Rosebank Wealth Group contributes to soil rehabilitation in an under-resourced community Global Payment Technologies plants trees at a Western Cape School. Soil is a…