Global EverGreening Alliance

We're so proud to contribute to the Riyadh Action Agenda, a landmark initiative by Saudi Arabia's UNCCD COP16 Presidency, to mobilise state and non-state actors to collectively deliver lasting solutions to land degradation, desertification and drought – to achieve the 1.5 billion hectare target of land restoration by 2030 to reach land degradation neutrality. Our Harmonisation Initiative launched at the UNCCD COP16 with AFR100, 1t.org, Great Green Wall, Tree Aid and Global Shea Alliance, has contributed to the Riyadh Action Agenda. You can read the Riyadh Action Agenda here: https://lnkd.in/dsGWcN-R @COP16Riyadh #UNCCDCOP16 #COP16Riyadh #OurLandOurFuture

Introducing our newest member, Helvetas💚🌍💙 Helvetas is a global development organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people in disadvantaged regions. Their programs focus on education, economic development, and environmental sustainability, including vocational training, agricultural and rural development, water and sanitation projects, and governance initiatives. By partnering with local communities, governments, and organisations, Helvetas creates long-term solutions that empower individuals, strengthen resilience, and promote social equity. Welcome to the Alliance, Helvetas! 🤗 #GreenUptoCoolDown #EverGreeningtheEarth #GenerationRestoration #NGO #Nature #Environment #Agriculture #Agroforestry #ClimateChange #Sustainability #ClimateJustice #NoPlanetB #SustainableDevelopment #WomenForNature #TreePlanting #EcoWarriors #ClimateAction #SDGs

We've officially launched our Harmonisation Initiative - our strategic programmatic harmonisation approach to land restoration and fighting climate change! Together with our partners, AUDA NEPAD - AFR100, 1t.org, Great Green Wall, Tree Aid and Global Shea Alliance, the Harmonisation Initiative was launched at the UNCCD COP16. The Harmonisation Initiative brings together multiple projects at different phases in their design to complement existing projects in the same agro ecological zones, and to leverage existing efficiencies, structures, governance, funding models and successes to support massive scaling of current efforts. It removes duplication of efforts, streamlines government engagement, ensures equal benefits back to communities from neighbouring efforts and allows for far greater investment into programmes with a reduced risk to investors and funders. This initiative contributes to the ambitions and targets of AFR100, GGW, 1t.org, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and Restore Africa. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Chris Armitage Lalisa A. Duguma, PhD Tom Skirrow Julian Wright Marie Veyrier Tillem Burlace Sally Armitage Nady Mahmoud Edward Kilawe oghale Erezih #GreenUptoCoolDown #Harmonisation #GreenUp #GreatGreenWall #UNDecade #Restore Africa #ClimateChange #LandRestoration #Collaboration #ScalingUp #Launch #COP16 #UNCCD

Earlier today, teams from World Vision Kenya, The Green Belt Movement, and Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International visited Migori County's Agricultural Development Chief Officer, Mr. Keya Madafu Isaac, and County Director for Agriculture, Mr. Billy Nyagaya. Our discussions focused on strengthening collaboration to enhance production, productivity, and post-harvest practices for selected climate-resilient value chains, ultimately improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Migori County. Through the Global EverGreening Alliance’s #RestoreAfrica Programme, we are working closely with government ministries, departments, agencies, and other key stakeholders to: ✅ Identify and develop diversified value chains for crops, livestock, and #agroforestry. ✅ Engage lead farmers, schools, organisations, and local government to advocate for and scale up the adoption of climate-smart regenerative practices. ✅ Support the adoption of climate-smart post-harvest management technologies and practices, integrating indigenous knowledge. ✅ Facilitate capacity building in financial literacy and management. ✅ Link community groups with financial institutions, including Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), to improve access to financial services. | World Vision Australia | CIFOR-ICRAF | COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MIGORI | Self Help Africa | State Department for Forestry | #FMNR #PartnershipForImpact #AgricultureTransformation

Join us in these discussions to explore how voluntary carbon markets can help accelerate the efforts of the Great Green Wall and provide transformative finance to local communities! 🌿 🌳 Online (https://lnkd.in/gjXvqEig) or in person at at 15h30 (AST) / 12h30 (GMT) at #UNCCDCOP16 in Riyadh.

🚨HAPPENING TODAY🚨 Don't miss out! Join us for our side event at the UNCCD COP16 where we'll be launching our Harmonisation Initiative - a strategic programmatic approach to land restoration! In partnership with AFR100, 1t.org, Great Green Wall and TreeAid, this event will focus on accelerating nature-based solutions, how we can drive private sector investment and showcase successful land restoration projects that are driving this harmonisation initiative. Come along and find out how we can remove duplication of efforts, streamline government engagement, ensure equal benefits back to communities from neighbouring efforts and allow for far greater investment into programmes with a reduced risk to investors and funders. If you’re not there, keep your eyes on us for more soon 👀 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office AUDA NEPAD Tree Aid 1t.org Great Green Wall Global Shea Alliance Chris Armitage Lalisa A. Duguma, PhD Tom Skirrow Julian Wright Marie Veyrier Tillem Burlace Sally Armitage Nady Mahmoud Edward Kilawe oghale Erezih #harmonisation #strategicharmonisationapproach #ourlandourfuture #unccdcop16 #drylandscop #riyadh #greenuptocooldown

Meet Tenson Tereshi, a 62-year-old farmer from Chingelo Cooperative of Chitambo district in Zambia. As part of our Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Zambia with Salesforce project, he has seen his life change for the better! Through our implementing partner Community Markets for Conservation the programme is promoting the growing of Gliricidia Sepium trees. Planting Gliricidia has helped farmers like Tenson Tereshi significantly improve his yield and food security. "Before Gliricidia, I used to harvest only 15 bags of 50 kg maize," he recalled. "But after incorporating Gliricidia into my field, I started harvesting at least 25 bags of 50 kg of maize."  This increase in yield has had a huge impact on Tenson's life. "With more maize, I have more money to feed my children and send them to school," he said. Through our Restore Africa programme, small-holder farmers such as Tenson are incorporating innovative approaches to farming, improving their crop yields, enhancing food security at the household level, increasing income, and supporting their families' well-being. #GreenUptoCoolDown #RestoreAfrica #Zambia #Livelihoods #Farming #FoodSecurity #Trees #Salesforce #LandRestoration

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the importance of soil and water health and how it can combat drought and enhance food security, to name but a few of its very many and important benefits! See you at the #Restoration Pavilion today!

How can we scale voluntary carbon investments across the #GreatGreenWall in a mutually beneficial way for investors and local communities at the frontline of the climate, nature and desertification crises? Join us, World Economic Forum and 1t.org as we launch a new joint report exploring the transformational potential for voluntary carbon projects for communities living in the Sahel. Panellists include Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Jacinda Njike, Tom Skirrow, Sompougdou Alexis, Chris Armitage, Mana Farooghi and Tillem Burlace. 📆 6 December 🕒 15:30-17:00 AST  📍 MET-01, Blue Zone, COP16 Riyadh We'll be sharing a livestream link closer to the time for those who can't be there in person 🎥 UN Convention to Combat Desertification #UNCCDCOP16

Will you be at the UNCCD COP in Riyadh? Don't miss our side event where we'll be launching the Harmonisation Initiative - a strategic programmatic approach to working together, bringing together multiple projects at different phases in their design to complement existing projects in the same agro ecological zones, and to leverage existing efficiencies, structures, governance, funding models and successes to support massive scaling of current efforts. In partnership with AUDA NEPAD - AFR100, 1t.org, Great Green Wall and Tree Aid, this event will focus on accelerating nature-based solutions, how we can drive private sector investment and showcase successful land restoration projects that are driving this harmonisation effort, providing another concrete example of action to COP16. We can remove duplication of efforts, streamline government engagement, ensure equal benefits back to communities from neighbouring efforts and allow for far greater investment into programmes with a reduced risk to investors and funders. Register via the link below to attend the event (in person only): https://lnkd.in/gfwYhyD3 #COP16 #UNCCD #Event #Riyadh #Harmonisation #LandRestoration #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Communities