World Environment Day 2023 photo gallery

Red hot poker plants in the Bale Eco-region of Ethiopia, where our Forests for Sustainable Development programme is working with partners to reduce deforestation, cut carbon emissions and increasing the incomes of forest-dependent communities.

Snow peas growing in western Kenya, where we are working to build young people’s interest in agricultural enterprises. Our Growing Futures project helps young people to sustainably generate income, build their resilience to climate change and become business leaders in their communities. Farm Africa / Mwangi Kirubi.

A farmer from our coffee project on the border of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By unleashing the potential of two coffee cooperatives, this project boosted the livelihoods of over 7,000 coffee farming families, reducing pressure on the park’s resources and lifting people out of poverty. Photo: Carl de Keyzer / Magnum Photos for the Virunga Foundation.

Maasai farmer Timothy Stone, a sunflower farmer and father from the Manyara region of Tanzania, worked with Farm Africa to successfully trial a new type of sunflower seed on his farm. Despite a drought that caused the majority of traditional sunflower seeds to fail, he had his most successful harvest ever with the new seed, saying "everyone is asking why this field is so successful. There is a lot of respect in the community when people see this field. I feel like a farmer leader." Photo: Farm Africa / Eliza Powell.

A farmer overlooking a scenic mountain view of Virunga National Park, DRC, where, against the odds, farmers are producing some of the world’s finest arabica coffee. Our work has helped to export 404 tonnes of coffee per year, valued at £1.09m. Photo: Carl de Keyzer / Magnum Photos for the Virunga Foundation.

Fish farmer Suzanna, whose family received support from Farm Africa’s Market-led Aquaculture Programme, at the family's sustainable fish farm in Vihiga, western Kenya. She said, “before we worked with Farm Africa, we took 10 or 11 months until harvest. Now, after six or seven months they are ready for harvesting. The fish farm is earning more money now. We have created three new jobs. It is hard to find jobs here.” Photo: Farm Africa / Lisa Murray.

Abdul Haji Ismael farms sustainably managed land inside the forest protected by our work in the Bale Eco-region of Ethiopia. Farm Africa supports communities in Bale to sustainably manage livestock and rangelands, and increase their access to improved breeds, animal health services, water and markets. Photo: Farm Africa / Lisa Murray.

The Dodoma region of Tanzania, an area where we equip sorghum growers with the skills and resources they need to transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, while developing long-term plans to manage climate risks. Photo: Michael Goima.

Peter and his wife Mary are among the farming families from Kitui county in Kenya whom we supported to build their long-term resilience to the impact of increasingly frequent droughts.

In the Oromia region of Ethiopia, Farm Africa helps wild coffee producers such as Mengiste to sustainably boost their income by improving their coffee quality, productivity, business practices and market integration. Using forest products acts as an incentive for farmers to protect the forest for future generations.

Christine Kyakunda, a coffee farmer from Kanungu district, Uganda, where we supported young coffee farmers to produce arabica coffee sustainably, with climate-smart techniques. Photo: Esther Ruth Mbabazi.