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Our Field Initiatives

Restoration Projects & Impact

Explore our concrete programs designed to rebuild degraded forest soils, protect biological diversity, and empower students and local communities.

Memorial Arboretum Project
Conserving indigenous tree species at EKSU

Memorial Arboretum Project

Collaborative project with Ekiti State University (EKSU)

Establishment of a dedicated arboretum inside Ekiti State University campus for conserving rare, endangered indigenous wood species and tree genetic resources native to Nigeria's southwestern forests.

Conserves rare native southwest wood species
Establishes biological research reserves on campus
Indigenous Seed Bank Initiative
Collecting Garcinia kola (Orogbo) seeds

Indigenous Seed Bank Initiative

Livelihood support with local contractual farmers

Working alongside 58+ local contractual farmers to gather, catalog, store, and germinate seeds of high-value indigenous species like Garcinia kola (Orogbo) to secure local biological capital.

Provides collection kits & stipends to local families
Focuses on high-value conservation crops (Garcinia / Orogbo)
Forestry & IT Student Training
Empowering young environmental leaders

Forestry & IT Student Training

IT partnership with FUTA and EKSU students

Providing hands-on forest restoration, digital mapping, and biodiversity logging training to Industrial Training (IT) students from FUTA and EKSU, raising the next generation of eco-scientists.

Practical fieldwork logs & GIS digital mapping training
Direct scholarship linkages for standout conservation students
Student Spotlights

Industrial Training (IT) Testimonials

Hear from environmental and forestry students from EKSU and FUTA who have completed practical placements in our conservation sites.

Field experience deepened my knowledge of restoration and community environmental action.

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Akindele Pelumi

Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) • Forestry & Wood Technology

Practical skills in nursery management strengthened my understanding of environmental conservation.

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Ogunjobi Isaac

Ekiti State University (EKSU) • Forestry & Wildlife Management

In Collaboration & Support With

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Global Greengrants Fund LogoGreengrants