Women & Forests
Elevating the voices, leadership and knowledge of women in forested landscapes isn’t just a matter of equity — it's a key to lasting, inclusive solutions for people and the planet (Rogelja & Kroese 2025). as stewards of forests.
Carbon Stocks is a fancy term for the amount of carbon stored in a forest or other ecosystem. Trees and other egetation store carbon in their branches, trunks, and roots, and also transfer carbon to the soils around them (dead trees and branches on the forest floor also store carbon). Protecting existing forests, and in particular “primary” or “old growth” forests, is one of the best ways to address climate change because an old growth forest has been drawing down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it for centuries, so has already accumulated a lot of carbon (i.e.it has a “high carbon stock”). In contrast, a young, newly planted or regrowth forest is just beginning to absorb carbon, so it stores very little (i.e., it has a low carbon stock).
Old-growth forests are strong and resilient, whereas young forests are much more vulnerable to threats (e.g., drought, fire, storms, insect outbreaks, etc.), which means that the carbon stored in old-growth forests is also much more secure (i.e., at much lower risk of being emitted into the atmosphere).
Forests in good ecological condition (in technical jargon, forests with “high ecological integrity”) have higher biodiversity than degraded forests, plantations, or younger forests, which means that protecting them also aids in protecting biodiversity. Forests with high ecological integrity also provide more ecosystem services for people (cleaner freshwater, freshwater regulation, medicinal plants, food, erosion control, pollination, etc.).
Tree-planting, especially when done strategically to connect forest patches or to provide a buffer to older forests, is important, but there are already many organizations that focus on tree-planting and rewilding. We, therefore, focus on areas of the planet where forests are still in good ecological condition, protecting old-growth forests rather than planting or restoring new areas.
In our work supporting women protecting forests, we prioritize work with Indigenous peoples, local communities and local conservation leaders.
What we are fundraising for:
Indigenous Peoples Burning Network.
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