The world is warming, extreme weather is increasing, and we’re experiencing a critical loss of biodiversity. Whole ecosystems that have supported life for millennia are rapidly unravelling. And ultimately, real people are suffering—hunger is on the rise, disasters are affecting more people, and lives are at stake. 

That’s why we’re so grateful to be part of an exciting new partnership with funding from Global Affairs Canada, focused on regions where ecosystems are showing the worst impacts of the climate crisis. 

In consultation with hundreds of families in Cameroon and Chad, we’ve designed an initiative called Nature-Based Solutions which will be carried out alongside thousands of local farmers as we restore land, reforest, push adoption of sustainable farming and water management practices, and include voices that have been left out. 

We expect that in the 2.5-year lifetime of this project, over 128,000 people will benefit directly from an improved ecosystem—with better nutrition, water access, crop yields, and sustainable futures—and an additional 640,000 people will be able to live and work in ecosystems that will have been restored. 

Photo caption: An arial view of Eastern Chad. Warming temperatures are hurting agricultural production and temperatures in the region are projected to rise 1.5 times faster than the global average. (Photo: LWF Chad)