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Mar 8
4 min

International Women's Day: The role of gender in conservation

The theme of International Women’s Day this year is “Choose to Challenge”. So we thought we’d choose to challenge ourselves and think about

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Conservation vs. tree planting: What to prioritise?

Forest Healing Foundation

Jan 12
6 min

Conservation vs. tree planting: What to prioritise?

One of the most common queries we receive is: “Can I plant a tree?” There is something really magical about planting a tree; you get a wonde

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Forest Healing Foundation

Dec 23, 2020
5 min

2020: Year in Review

How many times have you heard the phrase ‘2020 has been a tough year for everyone’ over the last few weeks? Probably a fair few and it is...

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Forest Healing Foundation

Nov 9, 2020
2 min

FHF Statement on Circular 05/2001

We are absolutely gutted at the news that the Government has taken the decision to revoke Circular 05/2001, which protects 700,000...

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Forest Healing Foundation

Aug 3, 2020
3 min

People who inspire us!

One of the best things about working in our field is coming across incredible people who are really making a difference in the world. These

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Forest Healing Foundation

Jun 28, 2020
2 min

A new partnership!

We are incredibly excited to announce our first ever partnership with the fantastic team at Feel the World travel!

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Forest Healing Foundation

Jun 20, 2020
3 min

Conservation Book & Netflix Club: June

Our first Book Club blog in April aimed to help people feel closer to nature when cut off from it during lockdown. Whilst much of the world

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Forest Healing Foundation

Jun 5, 2020
3 min

On anger and action

Today we got angry. We got angry, frustrated and upset. There were no arguments or fireworks or anything, but for a normally unwaveringly op

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Forest Healing Foundation

May 22, 2020
2 min

Conservation for Kids

So today, Biodiversity Day 2020, we are pleased to publish our first set of educational resources for children.

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Why endangered species matter and reasons to be hopeful

Forest Healing Foundation

May 15, 2020
3 min

Why endangered species matter and reasons to be hopeful

The BBC recently published a wonderful article detailing what they describe as an “audacious plan” to save the northern white rhino, of whic

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Earth Day 2020: Deforestation in Sri Lanka

Forest Healing Foundation

Apr 22, 2020
3 min

Earth Day 2020: Deforestation in Sri Lanka

We have seen a spectacular growth in momentum around the demand for climate action over the last 12 months. From Greta Thunberg’s Fridays...

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Conservation Book & Netflix Club: April 2020

Forest Healing Foundation

Apr 16, 2020
3 min

Conservation Book & Netflix Club: April 2020

Are you finding yourself with a bit more time on your hands at present? Looking for ways to keep entertained and stay connected with the thi

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Will nature be the coronavirus silver lining we are all looking for?

Forest Healing Foundation

Apr 8, 2020
4 min

Will nature be the coronavirus silver lining we are all looking for?

“Nature is sending us a message with the coronavirus pandemic” the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, Inger Andersen, recen

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Forest Healing Foundation

Apr 6, 2020
3 min

Things to look forward to

The days of isolation, quarantine, curfews etc. can seem endless at the moment, so we decided to find some positives and list some of the th

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Forest Healing Foundation

Apr 2, 2020
2 min

Conservation under curfew

It feels as though the world has turned upside down over the last month or so. From all of us at the Forest Healing Foundation, we send our

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Forest Healing Foundation

Apr 2, 2020
1 min

Our first birthday!

It has already been a year since the Forest Healing Foundation officially came into being! Whilst some of the hard work started before that,

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Forest Healing Foundation

Feb 27, 2019
1 min

OUR FIRST PROJECT

Bululand. Bululand is named after the Bulu tree which was one of the first trees planted. This land was bought in cooperation with...

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