International Tree Foundation (ITF) is an international, non-profit, non-political, conservation organisation. It is involved in
planting
Sowing is the process of planting seeds. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a sowed or sown area.
Plants which are usually sown
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, maintenance and
protection
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...
of trees. It was founded in
Kenya
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on 22 July 1922 by
Richard St. Barbe Baker as Men of the Trees. It operates in several countries in
Africa
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and in the
United Kingdom
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. There have been chapters in over 100 countries. By some estimates, organizations he founded or assisted have been responsible for planting at least 26 billion trees, internationally.
History
ITF was founded in 1924 by
Richard St. Barbe Baker. Following his work in Kenya creating Watu wa Mitu (People of the Trees) with Chief Josiah Njonjo, he returned to the United Kingdom with the goal of raising awareness about the benefits of
reforestation
Reforestation (occasionally, reafforestation) is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands (forestation) that have been depleted, usually through deforestation, but also after clearcutting.
Management
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around the world by creating the charity Men of the Trees. In 1929, a branch was opened in Palestine.
In 1992, Men of the Trees was renamed to the International Tree Foundation, and has continued to work around the world in local communities on a variety of projects centred around reforestation, environmental protection and community-building. In Australia there is currently still a small organization that goes by the name Men of the Trees, although in England, where the charity originated, the original charity has now been fully rebranded as the International Tree Foundation.
References
External links
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1924 establishments in England
Foundations based in the United Kingdom
Forestry in the United Kingdom
Forest conservation organizations
Organizations established in 1922