We had loads of fun at our End of Season Celebration for Ucayali and Huánuco! There was much to celebrate –in total we’ve planted over 300,000 trees this season all on deforested farmland owned by smallholders. On June 17 we celebrated the end of the planting season in the district, and the achievements of all […]
We’re delighted to feature in ‘Voice of the Jungle’ this week with an explainer from Dr Luis Campos Baca on how payments for ecosystem services, in this case through the sale of carbon offsets, can help smallholder farmers to adopt more sustainable farming and reforest their land through agroforestry in the Amazon.
Last night we attended the Calzo Club’s first Perudo Tournament! Perudo is a dice game of guesswork, bluff and luck! What a wonderful evening of socialising, games and sipping on pisco sours at the residence of the Peruvian Ambassador, London . A glorious summer evening setting all in aid of an amazing cause (our work in […]
Last Wednesday’s fundraising event at the Peruvian Embassy was a wonderful evening of culture, canapes, and important conversations. It was great to see the room filled with so many people in their finest cocktail dress, discussing art and sustainability against the brilliant backdrop of Tony Hutching’s Peru 1982 exhibit. The night’s raffle sale created a […]
From right to left – Kitty Holroyd, Sophie Holroyd, Sam Botterill & Jenny Henman (founder of Plant your Future), enjoying prosecco at the event! Sophie’s heartfelt words remind us of how many people share our passion, mission and vision. Each one of our supporters contribute to the success of Plant your Future in a different […]
It my pleasure to write to you on Earth Day 2023 and share some reflections on this important day. Earth Day was founded by Gaylord Nelson with the purpose of raising awareness of the need to protect the Earth’s natural resources for future generations, and promote sustainable stewardship and justice. I thoroughly recommend watching this short and inspiring film […]
Our Green Match Fund campaign has launched! For one week only, your donation will be doubled. If you’re feeling giving… this is the best week to do so! We have from the 20th until the 27th of April to raise £20,000. It’s a big number… but with your help, we can get there. What will your […]
We hit and surpassed our ambitious Christmas campaign target, raising £32,288 in only one week with an amazing 189 donations and an additional £2,556 thanks to Gift Aid. This will make a significant difference to what we are able to deliver over the coming year in Peru. Making our scaling-up plans for reforestation and native species restoration of the Amazon […]
We recently welcomed two new board members to our team in Peru: Professor Luis Campos Baca and Jaime Fernandez Baca. They both bring a wealth of experience to their roles and critical expertise to our reforestation programmes in the Peruvian Amazon. We feel inspired to be starting 2023 with a new team, ready for planting […]
Plant your Future works with a range of tree species – all of which are native to the Peruvian Amazon. Each tree has particular benefits for the local communities we work with and for the insects, animals and birds which call the Amazon home.