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Our Vision The Wider Fertile Crescent area is restored to full ecological health with all the native constituent species and people living in harmony and balance with the land. We envision a transformation from barren, brown landscapes to lush green ecosystems with rich fertile soil and healthy abundant water. Based on a deep personal connection with and care for the land and formed by mastery of arts and crafts, bioregional networks of ecovillages and communities are self sufficient with regenerative agriculture, sustainable energy, transport, and circular economies. We collaborate with the larger planetary networks of organisations and civil societies while soulful medicine, education, and culture feeds various needs within the network. Our Mission 🙌 Trees for Hope will assist in the emergence of a bioregional network of ecovillages and communities engaged in rewilding themselves and their local ecosystems in the Wider Fertile Crescent area. 🙌 This will be achieved by shared positive and practical ecological restoration work, drawing on local knowledge and wisdom. 🙌 We aid in removing the illusory barriers of separation, so a path will be revealed for the regeneration of the area and the restoration of its natural fertility. 🙌 We offer practical work to rejuvenate the land, accessing the experience of the existing networks of ecovillages and rewilding projects, which provides creative opportunities for healing the self, the history and cultural divides. 🙌 We create a bridge between the Wider Fertile Crescent and the rest of the world to allow for a healing exchange enabling love, peace and hope to be manifested. Restoring the Temperate Rainforest in the West Coast of Scotland : 🌲Restoring healthy examples of the temperate rainforest ecosystems with their full complement of species - all age classes of native trees. All their essential ecosystems processes functioning fully, and with all invasive non-native species removed - at Glenuig and other sites in Moidart. 🌲 Rewilding human relationships by welcoming the spirit of the rainforest to guide the human activities and processes. Enabling the rainforest to have a foothold on the barren landscapes both within the human psyche and on the land. Where the rainforest gains a roothold, the land rejuvenates and desertified inner landscapes of human beings become lush again. Our History
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* The Wider Fertile Crescent is a term we coined for an emerging map of the area we envision to contribute to the recovery and reforestation of the land. The boundaries of the Wider Fertile Crescent are not defined. We anticipate that with the engagement of people and communities from the map below, the boundaries of our network will be defined.  The Wider Fertile Crescent, an emerging map
* Moidart in the West Coast of Scotland
is part of the remote and isolated area of Scotland, west of Fort William, known as the Rough Bounds. Moidart itself is almost surrounded by bodies of water. Loch Shiel cuts off the eastern boundary of the district (along a south-south-west to north-north-east line) and continues along part of the southern edge. The remainder of the southern edge is cut off by Loch Moidart. The north is cut off by Loch Morar and Loch Ailort. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moidart) 
West Coast of Scotland
Moidart peninsula, in the West Coast
How we Work
We have evolved six branches over the years to embody our purposes. These include :
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Trees for Hope is a Registered Scottish Charity # SC047707
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