Wetlands are natural areas where water plays the main role in shaping the environment and supporting plants and animals.

This International Day reminds us of something very important. It is a reminder and an encouragement to learn how to live peacefully with each other.

Mountains are more than majestic landscapes. They are true lifelines. They supply fresh water to billions of people worldwide, feeding rivers and streams that sustain farms, forests, towns, and cities.

On a sunny spring morning, around twelve excited students stepped into a transformative outdoor learning experience- planting 50 native trees and plants around the school grounds. Even Barry, the beloved fur-team member, joined the fun and charmed everyone along the way.

For this week’s blog article, we will highlight our very inspiring Australian regional coordinator volunteer, Heather Falloon.

Green spaces and trees in our cities do more than just look pretty; they help us, our neighborhoods, and the planet in many important ways.

This year, we are celebrating this special day by shining a light on some of the most generous food providers on Earth: trees!

Every year, on the 29th of September, the world celebrates the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.

To change an outdated habit when you start with school children, it takes only 20 years for these changes to be felt in our society.

The Global Tree Initiative (GTI) Australia brings you the third and final chapter of Mark Allaway’s land restoration journey at ‘Stone Jug’ in Central Victoria, on Dja Dja Warrung Country.

Besides celebrating indigenous heritage, this day also highlights the vital role that indigenous communities play in environmental stewardship. Many indigenous traditions are rooted in a deep respect for the land, water, and forests.

In celebration of this beautiful day, we are delighted to promote our global tree-planting community, and their experience and dedication of friendship and community. Here is what they’ve had to say over the last few years:

Planting hope in the heart of the rainforest: A small step with big impact!

Among the most meaningful ways to connect with the earth is through seed saving, a practice that allows growers to conserve heirloom varieties, nurture stronger plants and reclaim some autonomy from commercial agriculture.

GTI Australia brings you part-two of Mark Allaway’s inspiring land restoration story in Central Victoria, in Dja Dja Warrung Country.   

In part one, Mark discussed how years of cattle and sheep farming had destroyed the lands’ thriving native ecosystem and how his approach of working from the ground up.

Bamboo trees are technically giant grasses. They have unique properties that make them valuable for various uses. Some store water in their stems/stalks. They make a calming sound when the wind blows through them, and they knock together. It’s so lovely.

Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) are tropical trees widely grown in coastal and warm regions around the world. They are known for their economic and ecological importance.

I’d like that to be the takeaway – what we eat matters! And how we eat it, too!

On Palm Beach Island in the State of Florida (USA), near the Flagler Museum, an impressive kapok tree stands as one of the island’s most enduring natural landmarks, estimated to be about 186 years old.