🌱 Can restoring forests rebuild entire communities? In this powerful episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Andres Tamez speak with Kwame Sekyere — environmental scientist, project manager at Tropenbos Ghana, and a leader in community-centered forest restoration.<br /><br />Kwame works at the heart of the Forest Restoration for Diversity and Livelihoods Project, part of TerraFund for AFR100, helping restore degraded forests while empowering women, youth, and rural farmers with new livelihood opportunities.<br /><br />From climate-smart agriculture to community governance, Kwame shares how restoring forests is not just about planting trees — it’s about restoring people, culture, and resilience.<br /><br />🌍 Episode Highlights<br />🌿 Why Ghana's forests are degrading — and the drivers of deforestation<br />👥 How community-led restoration is transforming rural livelihoods<br />🏞️ Bridging science, tradition & local knowledge at Tropenbos Ghana<br />🌾 Climate-smart agriculture — what it really means<br />🐝 Beekeeping, mushrooms & alternative incomes for farmers<br />🌳 Native species, biodiversity loss & restoring ecosystems<br />🚰 Forests, rivers & water security — the hidden connection<br />🤝 Government–NGO–community collaboration<br />📉 Barriers: illegal mining, land tenure, funding challenges<br />🌎 COP & climate finance from the Global South perspective<br />💡 Why restoration must start with people, not trees<br /><br />🔹 About Our Guest: Kwame Sekyere is an environmental scientist and Project Manager at Tropenbos Ghana, helping communities restore forests while strengthening livelihoods, food security, and climate resilience.<br /><br />✨ Explore More<br />🌐 Website: www.TangelicLife.org<br />📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tangeliclife/<br />🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/Tangelic_<br />💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tangelic/<br />👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tangelic.org<br /><br />💬 Conversation Starter: What role should forests play in global climate strategy? Share in the comments 👇<br /><br />👍 Like, Comment, Share & Subscribe<br /><br />🔖 #TangelicTalks #ForestRestoration #GhanaForests #LandscapeRestoration #TropenbosGhana #AFR100 #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #NatureBasedSolutions #EcosystemRestoration #Biodiversity #SustainableLandUse #CommunityLedConservation #LivelihoodDevelopment #RuralResilience #WomenAndYouthEmpowerment #StopDeforestation #ClimateFinance #GlobalSouthVoices #Tangelic
