It all started with a simple goal: to plant 1000 trees in 1 month.
Misha Teasdale returned home to Cape Town in 2010 after travelling to 16 countries as part of a film production crew. During this time Misha became aware of the negative impact of a nomadic lifestyle on the environment and he decided to do something about it.
Misha discussed his concerns with friends over supper one night and the group of ten friends decided to get together during September (Arbor Month} with the aim of planting 1000 trees in marginalized Cape Town communities.
Misha, his partner Lauren and their friend Jeremy realised that there was an ongoing need for an organisation which connects people to the planet, each other and themselves and decided to focus all of their energy on making it a reality.
And, Greenpop was born!
Today Greenpop is a thriving non-profit organization with projects in 4 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Current Greenpop Projects and Programmes
Forests for Life
Greenpop aims to plant 500,000 trees to restore degraded forest areas, increase biodiversity, and expand ecosystem services across Sub-Saharan Africa by 2025.
In addition to putting trees in the ground, we reduce threats to restored areas by providing locally relevant support services including alien clearing, wood lot development, and alternative livelihoods training to ensure the sustainable management of our forests.
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Fynbos for the Future
Greenpop aims to provide green space and environmental education to marginalized communities and create urban biodiversity corridors across Cape Town.
Fynbos for the Future aims to re-green under-greened spaces, increase access to ecosystem services, promote ecological connectivity, and inspire community-level environmental stewardship through the installation of fynbos biodiversity gardens at schools on the Cape Flats.
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Tea Landscapes Adaptation
Greenpop aims to assist rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through contextually relevant programmes.
The Tea Landscapes Adaptation Project aims to build the capacity and resilience of male and female Malawian smallholder tea farmers in adapting to projected climate change impacts through capacity building and the development and implementation of gender-sensitive landscape adaptation plans.
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Art for Awareness
Greenpop aims to create collaborative public art which educates communities about local environmental and conservation issues and empowers people to take positive action.
In 2012, Greenpop began bringing together artists and communities to shed light on environmental concerns through public mural art. Funded by corporate and individual donations, Art for Awareness aims to create collaborative murals which highlight local environmental issues in South Africa and Zambia.
Misha Teasdale recently chatted with Sahara Thagunna on Earth Chats – WATCH
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