GPT planting trees for a carbon neutral future
21 October 2022 – South Africa is the 12th highest emitter of pollutants responsible for climate change. Meanwhile the country already experiences the severe impacts of climate change, and Africa…
Trees in Shared Spaces
AstraZeneca helps build a sustainable future through Food & Trees for Africa
30 September 2022 – This Arbor Month, AstraZenca branched out to focus on the health of our environment. Embedded in this global pharmaceutical company’s approach to business is the desire…
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…
World Tourism Day: BLUU Car Rental plants trees to enhance ecotourism
27 September 2022 – BLUU Car Rental (BCR) is one of South Africa’s largest car rental companies, and an integral part of the tourism industry. However, their core mission is…
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…
A further 3000 trees planted by BLUU Car Rental in September
2 September 2022 – September is a month filled with so many good reasons to plant trees. It is World Tourism Month, Arbor Month and Heritage Month in South Africa.…
Trees can alleviate mental health challenges linked to climate change
A recent report from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) suggests that climate change will have profound negative impacts for the mental health of South Africans. Globally, depression is on…
Planting indigenous trees supports traditional medicine
African traditional medicine has a rich heritage and a wide range of applications rooted in indigenous plants. Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) is helping to cultivate a sustainable economy…