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Growing trees, growing futures: The impact of the My Farm Trees project 

Over the last three years, the My Farm Trees project has evolved from a bold idea into a transformative model for forest-landscape ecosystem restoration, socio-economic empowerment, climate action and improved livelihoods.

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Growing trees, growing futures: The impact of the My Farm Trees project 

Over the last three years, the My Farm Trees project has evolved from a bold idea into a transformative model for forest-landscape ecosystem restoration, socio-economic empowerment, climate action and improved livelihoods.

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By combining digital technology, indigenous knowledge, and offering incentives, the project has demonstrated that it is possible to restore degraded landscapes while at also improving the lives of smallholder farmers and changing paradigms that stand behind forest restoration.

My Farm Trees (MFT) is a digital platform developed by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The platform was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and executed by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, with additional funding in Cameroon from the Darwin Initiative.

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