Forest Restoration
We work with communities to restore degraded forests through indigenous tree planting, forest enrichment, land reclamation, and the multiplication of rare and threatened plant species.
Igbehinadun Agroforestry · Aratu
Restoring Forests. Empowering Communities. Protecting Our Future.
Igbehinadun Agroforestry works with communities to restore forests, protect biodiversity, promote sustainable agriculture, and create resilient livelihoods through nature-based solutions.
The Challenge
Nigeria's community forests are disappearing
Degradation is driven by poverty, limited awareness, and insufficient capacity for sustainable management. As forests thin out, so do medicines, foods, soils, incomes and the indigenous knowledge held by the communities around them.
Lost biodiversity
Rare and endemic species vanish before they are documented.
Fragile soils
Erosion by wind and water strips farmland of productivity.
Climate exposure
Storms, flooding and heat hit rural households hardest.
Fading knowledge
Herbal and cultural plant knowledge disappears with elders.
Who We Are
An indigenous, membership-based community organization
Igbehinadun Agroforestry (I.A.), also known as Aratu, was founded in 2000 and registered with the Ekiti State Government in 2008. It brings together farmers, agroforesters, herbal practitioners and rural community members committed to protecting community forests.
Healthy forests create healthy communities. We are not simply planting trees — we help communities protect their natural heritage while creating sustainable livelihoods, preserving indigenous knowledge and building resilience against climate change.
More about usWhat We Do
Six areas of practice
Traditional knowledge combined with practical conservation, agroforestry and enterprise development.
Agroforestry
We promote the integration of trees, crops, and other agricultural activities to improve environmental resilience, biodiversity, soil health, and agricultural productivity.
Biodiversity Conservation
We identify, document, protect, and multiply indigenous flora and fauna while supporting communities to become stewards of their natural environment.
Climate-Smart Agriculture
We train farmers and communities in agricultural practices that improve resilience to changing weather conditions while supporting food security and sustainable livelihoods.
Community Livelihoods
We help communities develop sustainable enterprises based on forest products, agriculture, value addition, and other nature-based economic opportunities.
Environmental Education
We educate young people, farmers, women, and community members about conservation, climate change, sustainable resource use, waste management, and environmental stewardship.
Our Impact
Measured in forests, and in families
Organization-wide figures cover all of our work since 2000. Project figures describe the Agbado-Ekiti community project only.
Organization-wide
250,000+
Hectares of forest restored
Organization-wide
12,000+
Women and youth trained
Organization-wide
8,000+
Households benefiting
Organization-wide
20,000+
Indigenous seedlings raised and distributed
Agbado-Ekiti project
27 ha
Forest restored through the Agbado-Ekiti community project
Agbado-Ekiti project
200
Men and women trained through the Agbado-Ekiti project
Get Involved
Healthy forests create healthy communities
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