Notes from the Field: La Finca Humana
by Lucas Wolf, Assistant International Director In rural Honduras, two consecutive years of agricultural hardship have driven vulnerable rural communities to the brink of insolvency. As crop yields and...
View ArticleNew Report: The Health Consequences of El Niño in Central America
by Lucas Wolf, Assistant International Director A new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls attention to the devastating effects of El Niño in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, and...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: Putting Down Roots in El Salvador
by Sebastian Africano, International Director January through April is typically the dry season in Central America, and the time that we ramp up our tree nursery activities to prepare seedlings for the...
View Article15,000 Trees Have a New Home
This year’s planting season has been a great success so far! With the 15,000 ponderosa pines in the ground, thanks to the hard work of 39 Native Americans, Trees, Water & People (TWP) has beaten...
View Article15th Anniversary of La Bendición
by Lucas Wolf, Assistant International Director Today marks the 15th anniversary of the founding of one of our keystone communities, La Bendición, in southeastern Guatemala. This community served as a...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: Summer Update from Tribal Lands
Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE) and Trees, Water & People (TWP) are continuing our efforts to help Native American communities move towards energy independence. This week we are conducting a solar...
View ArticleCante wasteya nape ciyuzapelo (With a Good Heart, I Take Your Hand)
by Kristin Lester, WE SHARE Solar Ambassador The sacred ancestral land of the Sioux holds many memories and stories. Stories, of great warriors and leaders, of wisdom, of culture, and of reverence...
View ArticleProject Update: NICFEC Now the Tierra Verde Climate Change Adaptation Center!
by Gemara Gifford, International Director Since our last update in June, we have been very busy working on the Nicaraguan Center for Forests, Energy & Climate (NICFEC) with our partners at PROLEÑA....
View ArticleBlazing into Rainy Season in Central America
by Sebastian Africano, Executive Director Entering its fifth month without rain, Central America is at the tail end of its 2018 fire season. This year, our partners Árboles y Agua para el Pueblo (AAP)...
View ArticleWelcoming New Leadership to the Tribal Program
As the storms and flood events in the Midwest this past winter and spring demonstrate, extreme weather events spurred by climate change are becoming the new normal. Often, those hardest hit are the...
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