Man of the Trees

The International Tree Foundation, launched by St. Barbe Baker in 1922 as the Men of the Trees, in Kenya, is still hard at it.... "In Kenya, we planted our 1,000,000th tree since 2016. And nearly 425,000 new trees are growing as a result of our Mount Bamboutos Initiative in Cameroon. Partners planted trees in water catchments, riparian forests, sacred forests and community forests. 3,000 hectares of degraded forest were restored." International Tree Foundation

Blog about the MOTs books with the author

Update on the Great Green Wall, envisioned by Baker long ago.

Hi, My newest book is now widely available from online booksellers such as Amazon.ca and Amazon.com. It retells the life story of the Man of the Trees, Richard St. Barbe Baker, for middle school-aged children. Hope you like it! E-book and print editions are available.

We're reimagining the Agrifood system for the Prairies (and including trees!) Given his abiding love for the prairies, I think St. Barbe would be please to know that our prairie team is one of 10 recipients of the Rockefeller Foundation's Food System Vision Prize. #foodvision2050. (I was lead writer for the project.) We share a $2million prize, which will go to support the vision. Read the vision here. https://media-openideo-rwd.oiengine.com//5e476149-ca58-4f3