About 30% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests, with 80% of animals and plants live in the forest. Due to agriculture, urbanization, emerging economies development and natural factors such as wildfire; these are making trees disappearing at an alarming rate globally.

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the annual rate of deforestation to be around 1.3 million km2 per decade. Deforestation causes extinction, climatic conditions, and desertification; cutting trees without sufficient reforestation will have a big impact on humans and animals.

Deforestation also affects people’s livelihoods, many people depending on forests, especially those in developing countries, the land lease system are weak, giving some company the opportunity to cut the trees and use the land, interrupting local people’s lives.

Not only there is an increase of the general public calling the government to do more to deal with this issue, but many international companies such as Unilever, Nestle, and McDonald are also urging the government to toughen up rules to protect forests.

We need trees to produce oxygen, absorb existing carbon dioxide, improve our climate. Trees also provide shade and colder temperatures for humans, animals, and smaller trees. Trees have a major impact on our ecosystems.

Kibale National Park in Uganda is one of East Africa’s most impressive rainforests, it has over 800 square kilometres. The forest is home to 375 species of brightly coloured birds and some 70 species of mammals, including the colobus monkey and chimpanzee. Kibale’s trees can grow into forest giants of up to 50 metres, but decades of deforestation mean this green oasis is not what it once was.

Since 2018 Trees for All has been helping to reforest Kibale Nation Park, working together with Face the Future and the Ugandan ministry for nature and wildlife conservation.

Trees for all also work with the local residents, educating them to help tree planting and forest management so they can earn extra income. In addition, they work in the plant nurseries that supply trees to the project and undergo training to manage these nurseries independently. The young trees are grown locally from seedlings taken from the primeval forest.

How can you help?

You are invited to participate in the DONATE program through the following channels:

Purchase of APERTUS souvenir through our website or social media platforms;
Donation directly through our website.
When you fly with APERTUS, we will donate 10 trees on behalf of you