Regreening Africa

Reversing land degradation & improving livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa

Regreening Africa 🌴🥕🌴🌽🌴

Reversing land degradation & improving livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dear ReWilder, 

“83% of people in sub-Saharan Africa are dependent on land for their livelihoods yet two thirds of the land is highly degraded, threatening livelihoods and the food and nutrition security of the poorest, most vulnerable farmers and pastoralists.” Regreening Africa

By combining science with implementation, Regreening Africa aims to improve livelihoods, food security, and resilience to climate change of smallholder farmers by restoring ecosystem services, particularly through agroforestry. Over the past 5 years Regreening Africa has worked with hundreds of thousands of farmers to scale up these effective practices. 

You may ask, what is agroforestry? 

“Agroforestry involves deliberate and systematic integration of trees with crops and livestock, which is central to the sustainable management of land and maintenance of healthy landscapes.” - Regreening Africa

We had the opportunity to edit a short film for Regreening Africa. Please note that none of the footage was filmed by ReWild, and we were supplied this content from the Regreening Africa team. 

“Our work involves the deliberate and systematic integration of trees, crops and livestock—all critical elements for the sustainable management of land and maintenance of healthy landscapes.” - Regreening Africa 

These practices improve livelihoods, increase their resilience to climate change, and restore ecosystems. These nature-based solutions are effective, proven, and scalable.

Their team of scientists work directly with development partners, governments, and local communities, putting the power of knowledge into the hands of those that can use it. 

Find out more about Treeshake and Regreening Africa. 

News from ReWild Africa 🌱

• The team is all back in action after a restful holiday scattered around the coast and immersed in nature!

• Carter, our legendary Canadian director, heads to Realscreen in Austin, Texas to learn more about the world of broadcasting and distribution as we continue our journey in understanding new ways of spreading impactful and positive stories. 

• Sam is planning a trip through South Africa to visit and learn more about restoration and educational projects happening on the ground! Make sure you follow him at @sammy_chev on Instagram to learn more as he begins his journey next month. 

• We have 2 new BBC StoryWorks films in the post production pipeline. One of them explores solutions to children with cancer in Uganda, and the other explores an advanced medical technology in Kenya. More on this soon!

• ReWild continues to build its Freelancer Ecosystem throughout 2023, where we are looking to meet and work with epic filmmakers from across the globe. If you are interested, please click on this link to let us know what you’re all about. 

• Oh and here’s our Linktree!

Wild Regards,

Team ReWild Africa