COP26 has arrived to refocus international attention and resources where it needs to be to combat climate change: collective, ambitious, committed action to achieve sustainability, equality, and net zero carbon emissions. The Alliance, a collaboration of over 60 environmental organisations, knows how important it is to be united when facing global challenges.
Code Red and Code Green Turning the climate crisis into an evergreening opportunity By Dr Dennis Garrity Board Chair, Global EverGreening Alliance Download PDF (2.5mb)
Kaluki Paul Mutuku is a 26 year-old environmental activist born and raised in Kenya. Kaluki grew up in Machakos, a rural community in the Kenyan countryside, where he spent his childhood among nature. He recounts seizing every opportunity to go to the forest; whether to collect firewood for his mother, graze the cattle and goats,…
The Global Evergreening Alliance is delighted to welcome UK-based charity Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) as its newest member organisation. A member-based organisation that mobilises botanic gardens and partners worldwide to secure and protect plant diversity, BGCI has created the largest network of plant conservation experts from around the globe. Through knowledge-sharing, leading…
Written by Kaluki Paul Mutuku THE HUMMINGBIRD IN ME “We cannot afford to go back to “normal” systems that were before this pandemic, based and rooted in historical, environmental, social, and political injustices.” Hello, Hola, Habari, My name is Kaluki Paul Mutuku, a climate activist & environmental defender from Kenya (the land of Hakuna Matata).…
A visit to Embu County, Kenya, two years ago has birthed a very promising project to address the challenges emanating from land degradation. While visiting Purity Gachanga, an agroforestry champion, Dr. Roberto Ridolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, was impressed by the transformation that trees could…