Before a tree can be planted, it must first be grown. That simple idea has stayed with me ever since. Across the continent, governments, development agencies and environmental organisations continue setting bold restoration targets. The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative, AFR100, aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 through commitments made by 34 African countries. South Africa has also embraced ambitious greening goals through the Presidential One...

This post is for the young person who looks at what we have built at Nguni Nursery and thinks it has been smooth sailing. It has not. There are still days when I do not know where payroll is coming from. There are still months when we are fighting drought or extreme weather or trying to recover from it. There are days when one decision I make will affect this business for the next 2 or 3 years. People compare businesses all the time, but ours does not work like most businesses. We do not...

From the Ground at Nguni Nursery , Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa At Nguni Nursery, every day is Indigenous Tree Day. We’ve been...