Last Saturday, October 19, we gathered with Venerable Robina Courtin to talk about how to best deal with climate change and the anxiety so many feel because of it.

The land surrounding Chenrezig Institute, once overgrazed and barren, has been transformed into a thriving forest by dedicated members and locals. Walking through the grounds, you can feel the harmonious coexistence of people, animals, and the majestic trees.

We are happy to welcome Heather to our team of volunteers as our Regional Coordinator. Originally from the UK, Heather now resides in the Sydney area, Australia.

Our new GTI coordinator, Ella Humphreys, has been very busy since joining our expanded GTI Australia Regional Coordinator group in January 2024.

Climate change affects millions of people every day. Some choose to leave their countries, while others decide to stay and make the most out of the difficult conditions of their environment. This is the case with FFF Idjwi and Ushindi.

On this Earth Day, three GTI team members came together to write this article in honour of the amazing planet we get to call home.

Beth is our South Island Global Tree Initiative (GTI) New Zealand coordinator and has been helping us around the Coromandel area. She has kindly taken the role of fundraising specialist for GTI.

We counted on the insightful participation of 3 different speakers and all those who presented questions and contributed to the discussion. The recording is now available!

Welcome to your new role, Bengu! We are very happy and thankful to have you here, and we are looking forward to a lot of exciting developments with you!

We are coming together next March 21! Register below! In an online event, we will hear from three speakers who have been, in their own ways, dedicating their energy and time to reforesting different parts of our planet.