With our 35 years of experience, we can testify: all over the world, people are taking action to protect life and build a more sustainable future, together.

Over the years, we’ve also come to realise the crucial role women play in this collective movement. And yet, these committed women face immense challenges and widespread inequality: lack of funding, lack of visibility, and lack of recognition.

In the footsteps of Wangari Maathai, tireless tree planter and sponsor of the “Plant for the Planet” campaign led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)… Anne-Elisabeth in Burkina Faso, Irène and Ruhama in Ethiopia, Sylvie in France, Yolanda in the Netherlands… all carry out agroforestry projects. Some are Terre de Femmes award winners, others are nurserywomen, seed keepers, farmers and herders, budding tree planters, schoolteachers, beauty advisors, or Yves Rocher employees. Their backgrounds vary, but they all share one driving force: a deep-rooted desire to take action, hands in the soil, bringing trees back to the heart of our lives—and of life itself.

Their fight is a collective one. There’s no such thing as a small gesture. Strong, committed and inspiring, these women are shaping the land with their hands, followed by growing communities of fellow planters working alongside them.