Climate Change justice is important for Africa because she has emitted an almost negligible amount of carbon in the last 200 years of industrialization, and yet scientists say she will be hardest hit by climate change.

Dr. Wangari Maathai, (2009) - Nobel laureate and Founder of The Green Belt Movement
Read her fascinating story in The Independent -28th September 2009.

Thank You To Our Funders

Just Forests gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the following:

What An Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, T.D, has to say about African de-forestation [Read]

Ensure that Ireland keeps its aid promise:
0.7% by 2012

The Irish Government has made a commitment to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people – to spend 0.7% of our national income on overseas aid by 2012. That's just 70 cent in every €100 by 2012.

Despite this promise, Ireland 's overseas aid budget has been cut by €222 million , a cut of 24%. We are now no longer on track to meet our commitment and are falling behind.

These cuts drastically affect the lives and livelihoods of many vulnerable people around the world. For people already living in poverty - the people we work with every day - the economic recession will hit them hardest and these people are now being forced to pay the highest price for a crisis they did not create. These cuts are already having an impact .

These are difficult times for us all but we don't care any less about the suffering of others, we don't care any less about the injustice of global poverty and we don't care any less about keeping a solemn promise to people living in poverty; people who need our support now more than ever.

Just Forests is joining with other Irish development organisation to call on the Irish Government to get back on track.

We must keep honour our commitment to reaching 0.7% by 2012

Casper Elder © 1989-2009-Just Forests 'talking tree' says Join the campaign today at www.wedocare.ie because
"WE DO CARE"

Give them ‘The Gift of Wood’

Financial Cutbacks?

Like everyone else Just Forests has also been affected by the recent financial cutbacks. In an attempt to supplement our income, so we can continue our mission to create awareness of the importance of forests to society we ask you to consider purchasing a hand-crafted item made from FSC-certified wood as a gift for any of your associates.

Is someone in your organisation retiring , getting married, celebrating a special occasion or just moving on? Well why not mark that special occasion with a hand-crafted wooded item made from FSC-certified wood from (verifiable) responsibly-managed forests?

Tom Roche –the founder and co-ordinator of Just Forests is a cabinetmaker of 40 years experience and will use his woodworking skills to provide you with a quality item. Costs of the particular item will be channelled back in to Just Forests so we can continue to provide development education to schools around Ireland on the importance of wood/forests to society and the need to manage the resource responsibly. Please note that three months notice is required to secure order.

Board Members of Just Forests

Pictorial examples of Tom's work will be available to download from here... SOON