Category: Environmental Solutions

Celebrating the innovators restoring our natural world Environmental prizes & competitions play a powerful role. They offer recognition, funding, technical support, global visibility, and the opportunity to scale what already works. Across Africa and around the world, hundreds of environmental organisations and community groups are quietly restoring landscapes, reviving ecosystems, protecting wildlife, and strengthening climate …

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Eco-Smart Shopping, or shopping sustainably, can feel overwhelming, especially when so many products claim to be “green,” “eco-friendly,” “natural,” or “sustainable.” How do you know which products truly support the environment and which are just clever marketing? This guide helps you decode product labels, spot greenwashing, and make informed choices that genuinely benefit the planet. …

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When we look at global headlines, it often feels as though the natural world is slipping beyond our reach and that the challenges are so overwhelming we can only shut our eyes, with the hope that when we open them again, things will have changed. Fortunately, we can keep our eyes open, as beneath the …

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Small Acts. Shared Purpose. Global Impact. Introduction Across Africa and around the world, thousands of dedicated organisations are quietly restoring landscapes, protecting species, and helping communities live in balance with nature. Yet, while their work transforms the world around us, many still struggle to find the right funding and partnerships to sustain it. The FactoryForest – …

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Small Acts. Shared Purpose. Global Impact. Across Africa, extraordinary people and organisations are repairing ecosystems, restoring biodiversity, and redefining what sustainability means in practice. Yet, even the most impactful initiatives often face a common challenge; finding the right funding partner at the right time. To make that journey a little easier, FactoryForest has compiled a …

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🌳 Benefits of trees Trees are beautiful. They truly are. But their magnificence isn’t only in their appearance — it’s in what they do for us every single day. They give us oxygen and food. They clean our air, provide shade, and reduce heat in a warming world. Trees prevent soil erosion, help in times …

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