About us
Trees4All
was created with the belief that all of us can play a part in planting trees and caring for nature, while ensuring that the needs of the communities who grow and care for the trees are met.
We connect financial support from the private sector and people far from forests to farmers who plant trees to restore degraded landscapes and address local environmental challenges. This support also helps farmers increase their income and improve community well-being. We report on the changes made possible by everyone involved through trees4allthailand.org.
RECOFTC, an international non-profit organization working towards a future where people live equitably and sustainably in and beside healthy, resilient forests since 1997, implements Trees4All in collaboration with partner organizations and the Trees4All Community-based Enterprise in Nan province, where the project started.
Why it matters
From Nan watershed farmers
to urban communities
Why it matters
From Nan watershed farmers
to urban communities
Nan province has one of the largest forest areas in Thailand, covering 4.394 million rai (703,040 hectares), or 60% of the province. Over the past decade, however, 1.664 million rai (266,240 hectares) of forest areas in Nan have been degraded as demand from the animal feed industry has pushed farmers towards monoculture farming…
As the climate is becoming increasingly unpredictable, many farmers want to transition to more sustainable agriculture. However, limited access to capital and uncertainty about income from alternative crops remain major barriers to making that change. This is also the case for farmers in Santisuk district and communities around Doi Phu Kha National Park. These areas form part of the Nan watershed, which contributes more than 40% of the water flowing into the Chao Phraya River and supports the lives of millions downstream. When the watershed is under pressure, people downstream are impacted too.
After we finish growing maize, buyers come right to our farms to buy it. That’s how Santisuk became known as the ‘maize capital’, a compliment that comes with a painful truth.
Farmers are second to none at planting and caring for trees. But how can we enable them to start planting trees with confidence that doing so will benefit them, society, and the planet? Conventional tree planting hasn’t yet built that confidence or led to change. So we need to find the right mechanism.
Plant. Monitor. Create lasting change.
Donating money and volunteering to plant trees are some of the popular ways to help address environmental challenges in Thailand. But once the planting is over, it is often difficult to know where the trees are or what happens to them afterwards.
In 2022, RECOFTC Thailand, together with farmers in the Nan watershed and partner organizations, initiated Trees4All to raise funds for tree planting that can be monitored over time.
Since our consumption and lifestyles influence the choices farmers make about what to grow, we all have a role to play in restoring the environment. Trees4All was designed to connect people far from forests with farmers living close to them. Your donations give farmers the funding they need to start planting diverse trees on degraded monoculture farmland. You can follow the progress and impact online.
Vision
Change should go beyond the number of trees planted. People’s livelihoods should improve too. People living both near and far from forests, including the private sector, should be part of the solution.
Even though we started our project in Nan, our vision is for the tree planting and monitoring to become a model for environmental restoration and support for farmers in other areas as well.
Trees4All develops the knowledge and skills of local farmers and works alongside them to design their farms and select tree species that respond to the needs of farmers in each area.
Explore
Our journey
2022
Planting the seeds of change with Trees4All
- Trees4All began operating in Santisuk district, Nan province, in February 2022, with funding from the Global EbA Fund and Wyss Academy for Nature.
- Launched Phase 1 of the tree-planting crowdfunding campaign.
- 33 farmers joined the project and developed their capacity to design their farms and monitor tree growth using simple scientific tools.
- The first year ended with more than 400,000 Thai baht in donations and 400 trees planted.
2023
Launching the tree monitoring system
- Launched the tree monitoring system on trees4allthailand.org in March 2023.
- Farmers in Santisuk established the Trees4All Community-based Enterprise to develop tree planting into community-based businesses and manage activities locally, with support and capacity development from RECOFTC Thailand.
- Donations surpassed 1 million Thai baht, reflecting trust among donors.
2024
Growing towards regenerative agriculture
- Farmers developed their capacity to expand from tree planting into agroforestry, which is a regenerative agriculture practice to restore soil and nature. Trees, other crops, and animals are integrated into farms to create ecosystems that closely resemble forests, increase biodiversity, and diversify income.
2025
The benefits began to reach our supporters
- Launched Phase 2 of the tree-planting crowdfunding campaign and expanded activities to other areas around Doi Phu Kha National Park, including ethnic communities.
- A pilot group of farmers began raising stingless bees and goats and growing ground-cover crops, including legumes and herbs, on Trees4All plots.
- Leaders of the Trees4All Community-based Enterprise developed their skills in community-based enterprise management.
- The Trees4All Community-based Enterprise piloted stingless bee honey soap, the first product to emerge from tree planting and watershed restoration, bringing benefits from restored landscapes back to downstream supporters of the mission.
2026
Preparing to scale up
- Launched Phase 3 of the tree-planting crowdfunding campaign.
- Preparing to expand Trees4All beyond Nan province.
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Planting the seeds of change with Trees4All
- Trees4All began operating in Santisuk district, Nan province, in February 2022, with funding from the Global EbA Fund and Wyss Academy for Nature.
- Launched Phase 1 of the tree-planting crowdfunding campaign.
- 33 farmers joined the project and developed their capacity to design their farms and monitor tree growth using simple scientific tools.
- The first year ended with more than 400,000 Thai baht in donations and 400 trees planted.
Launching the tree monitoring system
- Launched the tree monitoring system on trees4allthailand.org in March 2023.
- Farmers in Santisuk established the Trees4All Community-based Enterprise to develop tree planting into community-based businesses and manage activities locally, with support and capacity development from RECOFTC Thailand.
- Donations surpassed 1 million Thai baht, reflecting trust among donors.
Growing towards regenerative agriculture
- Farmers developed their capacity to expand from tree planting into agroforestry, which is a regenerative agriculture practice to restore soil and nature. Trees, other crops, and animals are integrated into farms to create ecosystems that closely resemble forests, increase biodiversity, and diversify income.
The benefits began to reach our supporters
- Launched Phase 2 of the tree-planting crowdfunding campaign and expanded activities to other areas around Doi Phu Kha National Park, including ethnic communities.
- A pilot group of farmers began raising stingless bees and goats and growing ground-cover crops, including legumes and herbs, on Trees4All plots.
- Leaders of the Trees4All Community-based Enterprise developed their skills in community-based enterprise management.
- The Trees4All Community-based Enterprise piloted stingless bee honey soap, the first product to emerge from tree planting and watershed restoration, bringing benefits from restored landscapes back to downstream supporters of the mission.
Preparing to scale up
- Launched Phase 3 of the tree-planting crowdfunding campaign.
- Preparing to expand Trees4All beyond Nan province.
RECOFTC donor
Trees4All donors
Project implementer and partners
Join us in planting our trees
to grow a future where nature, communities and all of us grow together