United Kingdom

10 Acres hectares

Their organization is guided by a clear and transformative vision: to turn barren or underutilized land into vibrant, living classrooms where young people can gain practical agricultural skills, restore the environment, and help renew their communities. What began sustainability, and dignity. Acros many regions, land lies idle not because it lacks potential, but because the people closest to it often lack acces to training, tools, and support. Their work is changing that narrative. By equipping youth with hands-on agricultural knowledge and a vision for restoration, the organization is creating pathways to employment, food security, and environmental renewal. At the heart of their approach is the belief that empowering people to care for the land also empowers them to care for their future. Agriculture becomes more than a livelihood it becomes a source of hope, leadership, and transformation. Through this vision, the organization is raising a new generation of land-conscious leaders who are not only cultivating crops, but also cultivating purpose, resilience, and lasting impact in their communities. While land is available, acces to secure tenure especially for youth can be uncertain, which affects long-term planning. There's also a need to build local capacity in regenerative farming and land stewardship. However, the region benefits from a strong agricultural tradition, a willing youth population, and growing awarenes of environmental issues. The organization is committed to working with local stakeholders to turn underused land into thriving centers of learning, food production, and ecological restoration.

100 hectares hectares

Expanding to meet their charitable objectives and maintaining good relationships with local organisations and authorities. Key challenges include key challenges include the organization reforest in wetland areas of the sundarbans, protecting coastal communities from flooding by raising the soil flood barrier, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.

200Acres + in India, however it varies from countries to countries. In the UK we manage 55 acres land in Oxofrdshire. hectares

The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, active in 130+ countries, blends spiritual values with land restoration through projects like Kalptaruh, a youth-led, nonprofit movement with the motto One Person, One Plant for One Planet. Kalptaruh has planted 1.67 million GPS-tagged indigenous trees acros India with communities, schools, and local governments, earning recognition from the President of India and the Andhra Pradesh State Government. Arogyavan A Forest That Heals promotes sustainable yogic agriculture, permaculture, and agroforestry on at least one hectare per district, integrating native species with regenerative farming and inner well-being. Free indigenous saplings and volunteer training are offered through Kalptaruh Nurseries. Next, Kalptaruh aims to scale Tropical Forest Landscape Restoration to enhance carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and community engagement. The organization is preparing to join the Great Green Wall projects in Africa and India(started recently). In the UK, the organization has been actively involved in the Lifeline project of St.Ethelburga, whereby the organization has been instrumental in planting several thousands of trees to grow hedgerows and woodlands. All initiatives are rooted in eco-spirituality, combining meditation, emotional resilience, and sustainable living to advance global, values-based land restoration. The organization lack proper understanding of how to organise efforts where the organization lack natural resources like enough water for irrigation. Scaling complexities, particularly in standardizing restoration practices acros their global and culturally diverse network. Balancing infrastructure development with regenerative ecological planning. This is an issue where the organization has seen people who wishes to give us to manage land, they also announce the possibility of building more infrastructure in future so the insurance of their activities becomes very low. The organization is a spiritual charity and one of their key principles has been not to raise funds. The organization manage all their community actions thorugh voluntary donations of individuals who see merit in their aims, however the organization has found that when it comes to land restoration or other environmental projects people still need better awarenes.

25 hectares hectares

There is an area of land at Taplow Court which formerly housed horses but is now just bare land. I'd be interested in discussing how that land could be used having recently had discussions with (non religious) friends in Wales who are in discussion with farmers about widening the use of their land from livestock to growing crops. Key challenges include key challenges include the challenges may be getting the number of people needed involved, but the organization thinks this is entirely possible.

3 Hectares hectares

Umar bn Kattab Mosque/ University of Sheffield is deeply interested in expanding their land stewardship efforts at Umar bn Kattab Mosque in Kano, Nigeria. With approximately 3 hectares of land, there is great potential to transform the space into a model of faith-led environmental restoration. Umar bn Kattab Mosque/ University of Sheffield is particularly interested in starting initiatives such as tree planting, sustainable gardening, and community education on climate action grounded in Islamic principles. Key challenges include key challenges include the organization believes faith communities have a powerful role to play in promoting environmental responsibility, and umar bn kattab mosque/ university of sheffield is committed to mobilizing their membersespecially the youthto care for the land lack of funding for restoration projects, and low community awarenes about environmental stewardship.

30 acre site in Tanzania, various school and mosque sites around the world. Potential upcoming donation of large area of land in Pakistan (approx 100 acres) hectares

Firstly, Islamic Help is heavily involved in the land restoration and environmental education initiatives at the Children's Eco Village in Mkuranga, Tanzania. This is a 30 acre site on which the organization ha regenerative farm, and plan to build a school with an environmentally focused curriculum. This site is well developed in many ways but there is still a lot of room for development and growth. For example, a wetland and stream have returned to the site, where it has previously been degraded, however, their forays into agroforestry, apiary and animal integration remain relatively basic. Secondly, Islamic Help has built and supports several hundred mosques and several schools worldwide. Combined, these represent a large amount of land that the organization do not currently have conservation or restoration programs for. Finally, Islamic Help is looking at taking on a large parcel of land in Pakistan and aiming to reforest it. This is a step towards purely land-restoration focused work that the organization has not taken before, and would be a new direction for the organisation. With multiple offices worldwide, a unified approach is needed to foreground land restoration and conservation on the small parcels of land the organization has. This training would help me to develop the skills The organization needs to be able to put forward proposals to the trustees and senior management to develop this. Appropriate restoration and conservation work varies greatly from country to country. Therefore upskilling of staff in country offices is needed to empower them to research and deliver interventions that are approriate to their context. At the Children's Eco Village project, the organization is still working on foregrounding the religious ethical motivations for their work into people's understanding. The environmental teachings of Islam remain little known and so people priotitize following other teachings, and don't think about their environmental impact and what they can change.

50 acres+ hectares

SGI UK has several sites with the main area of land at the national centre around the historical Taplow Court in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Part of this land is of such historic significance its maintenance comes under strict government control. However the wider grounds have over the last five years had significant work done to increase biodiversity through the creation of a wild flower meadow and sympathetic planting programmes. There is now also a small onsite food growing space and composting area. The organization has purposefully left standing dead trees for habitat for invertebrates and have a commitment to working with the surrounding land to increase. For what happens next The organization feels the organization is looking at building this plan. The organization also have a following of approximately 15,000 members in the UK and are keen to explore ways in which the organization can mobilise the membership to take action to restore the land in their own local areas and homes. With regard to their site at Taplow Court the organization need to sensitively manage the land due to the sites historic significance as well as its role so the site has the need for certain functions and aesthetics. The organization is a cultural centre as well as a community centre and major decisions affecting their local community need to be decided in collaboration.

500 hectares hectares

In regions like Gilgit-Baltistan, coordinating between national government bodies, local authorities, communities, and the military requires significant diplomatic and logistical effort. Ensuring community ownership and participation is critical, yet it requires time, trust-building and culturally sensitive engagement. Lastly, balancing ecological goals with social and economic needs such as livelihoods, food security and local development. Key challenges include key challenges include children's eco village, tanzania one of the key challenges their organisation faces in managing land sustainably is navigating complex governance structures, particularly when working acros international borders.

6 acres hectares

The mosque has recently acquired land for a cemetery, and this will be the short term pressing delivery. To improve the arable land whilst making it a beautiful, biodiverse and spiritual place. Long term, the aspiration would be to hold land and/or help others to manage and improve land for the long term benefit of humans, flora and fauna, with the aim being to reconnect people to the land so that they may benefit physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Knowledge and cost is a big hurdle. Getting consultants can be quite expensive but worthwhile if they can help us to steer a path forward. But the organization should be in charge of the implementation of sustainable land management and restoration. It will give the community ownership, awarenes and cost control so that the organization remain committed to improving the world around us.

810 acres hectares

The University of York, where University of York is currently a PhD student and Green Impact Project Assistant, operates the university hosts vibrant interfaith communities and actively engages in sustainability and land stewardship through initiatives like the Green Impact Programme and biodiversity conservation on its extensive campus grounds. As part of University of York's current role, The organization contributes to campus sustainability by supporting teams to implement and document practical actions in line with environmental goals. The university manages approximately 800 acres of land, including lakes, woodlands, gardens, and urban green spaces that provide opportunities for low-impact land restoration activities. While the university does not currently operate formal faith-owned land restoration projects, its multi-faith chaplaincy and inclusive ethos present an opportunity to initiate such initiatives in collaboration with diverse faith communities on campus. University of York is particularly interested in catalyzing restoration activities that integrate spiritual values with environmental action. University of York's goal is to collaborate with the universitys interfaith groups and sustainability office to explore restoration practices such as assisted natural regeneration and native species planting on underutilized green spaces within the York campus. The organization alsos envision developing a model that could inspire other secular institutions with interfaith networks to view land as sacred and a shared responsibility for restoration. This masterclas would provide me with the practical tools and partnerships needed to turn this vision into action. Pressures on green spaces increase, often limiting opportunities for large-scale ecological restoration. Additionally, while there is institutional commitment to sustainability, coordination acros departments and stakeholder groupsincluding interfaith networks, student bodies, and facilities teamscan be fragmented, hindering unified land stewardship.