Tree Aid's work in Mali

Mali

Two-thirds of Mali, a large country in West Africa, is desert. In the south of Mali where we work, most people rely on farmland for food and income. But climate change is making farming unpredictable and life tough. As a result, over a third of the population are living in extreme poverty.

We have been working with communities to tackle this since 1993.

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hectares of tree cover lost between 2000 and 2020

(Global Forest Watch, 2022)
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percent of people live in poverty

(UNDP, 2023)
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people facing food insecurity

(UN World Food Programme, 2023)

Our projects

In 2024-25, our projects across Mali saw a range of positive impacts. We supported over 65,000 people to nearly 772,000 trees. Over 22,600 hectares of land were brought under sustainable management, and over 850 hectares were restored, helping to improve soil fertility, grow incomes, and build resilience to the effects of the climate crisis.

Find out more about our projects, past and present, in Mali.

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Local Governance of Forest Resources

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Growing the Great Green Wall

In Progress

Growing the Olympic Forest

In progress

Empowering women in rural Mali

Completed

Promoting forest governance in Segou

Completed

She Grows: working with 1,000 women

Completed

Restoring Koulikoro

A women in Koulikoro smiling in front of trees.

Completed

Regreening Koulikoro

The Great Green Wall

Tree Aid is working with communities across Africa to grow trees and restore land in support of the Great Green Wall movement. This African-led initiative envisages an 8,000km mosaic of restored land across the Sahel that will transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of the climate crisis.