A plan you can act on
You leave with a completed Action Plan for your own community, covering your purpose, your partners, your site, your budget, and your first steps.
Learn to restore land, rooted in your faith.
Nine guided modules take you from the global picture to a finished, fundable plan for your own community. You need no technical background to start. The course is built on the Faith Tree Growing framework from WWF and Trillion Trees.
Curriculum built on the Faith Tree Growing framework, developed with WWF and Trillion Trees.
Foundation
Modules 1 and 2 set out the global picture and what faith-led restoration really means.
The 6 steps
Modules 3 to 8 walk through the six steps of the Faith Tree Growing framework, from agreeing your purpose to sharing your results.
Action
Module 9 turns everything into a 30-day plan and connects you to the global community.
Nine modules, one journey.
Each module has a short talk, a moment to reflect, a quick quiz, and one piece of your Action Plan to complete. Here is what you will learn.
- Foundation
Welcome & Global Context
- Understand the scale of global land degradation and its impacts
- Recognize the G20 Global Land Initiative and its 2040 targets
- Appreciate why faith communities are essential partners in land restoration
Going deeper: The Restoration Economy: Facts & Figures
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What is Restoration & Why Faith Matters
- Define ecosystem restoration and distinguish it from tree planting
- Understand the restorative continuum from reducing impacts to full recovery
- Recognize the 10 UN Decade Principles for Ecosystem Restoration
- Articulate why faith communities bring unique strengths to restoration
Going deeper: The G20 Global Land Initiative & Land Degradation Neutrality
- The Faith Tree Growing framework
Step 1 Agree Your Purpose
- Facilitate inclusive discussions to define a shared purpose for tree growing
- Draft a vision statement and purpose statement for a restoration initiative
- Begin completing Section 1 of the Faiths for Land Worksheet
Going deeper: Participatory Visioning in Multi-Faith Settings
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Step 2 Build Your Partnership
- Conduct stakeholder mapping to identify potential partners
- Understand the value of interfaith and cross-generational collaboration
- Establish a core team and formal partnership agreements
Going deeper: Faith as a Bridge-Builder in Land Governance
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Step 3 Develop Your Plan
- Select appropriate native tree species based on purpose and local conditions
- Identify suitable planting sites considering rights, access, and biophysical conditions
- Develop a budget and timeline for the restoration initiative
- Source seedlings and saplings sustainably
Going deeper: Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Restoration Planning
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Step 4 Implement Your Plan
- Develop strategies for securing diverse funding sources
- Organize effective volunteer engagement and rotation systems
- Apply adaptive management when implementation challenges arise
- Give constructive feedback on a peer's restoration plan
Going deeper: Funding Restoration: From Grants to Green Bonds
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Step 5 Stewardship & Monitoring
- Design a practical monitoring plan with baseline data collection
- Track key indicators: survival rate, growth, species health, biodiversity return
- Use monitoring data to adapt and improve your restoration approach
Going deeper: Community-Based Monitoring for Land Degradation Neutrality
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Step 6 Share & Connect
- Develop a communication strategy to share your restoration journey
- Connect your initiative to global platforms and networks
- Inspire other faith communities to begin their own restoration journeys
Going deeper: Storytelling for Impact: From Local to Global
- Put it into action
Your Action Plan & Next Steps
- Review and self-assess your completed Faiths for Land Action Planning Worksheet
- Identify your first three concrete actions for the next 30 days
- Present your initiative in a 2-minute pitch (optional)
- Connect with the global Faiths for Land community for ongoing support
Going deeper: From Restoration to Restoration Business: Sustainability Beyond Grants
What you come away with.
A recognised certificate
Finish the nine modules and earn a certificate of completion, co-branded with the G20 Global Land Initiative, UNCCD, and WWF’s Beliefs & Values Programme.
A learning circle
You go through the masterclass alongside a small group, where you can share ideas, ask questions, and support one another.
A global network
Join a network of 521 faith-led projects across 84 countries that are already restoring land, along with the partners and funders behind them.
How it works.
- Step one
Reserve your free place
Sign up today and your place in our first cohort is reserved. It is open to everyone, and you need no experience to start.
- Step two
Learn at your pace
Move through the nine modules whenever suits you, alongside a circle of fellow learners around the world.
- Step three
Build your action plan
Turn the six-step framework into a real restoration initiative for your own community.
- Step four
Earn your certificate
Complete the masterclass and receive your certificate, co-branded with the G20 Global Land Initiative, UNCCD, and WWF’s Beliefs & Values Programme.
Join our first cohort. It is free.
Reserve your free place today and you’ll go through the masterclass alongside learners around the world, with a confirmation and the welcome-call details sent straight to your inbox.
- Reserve your free place today
- All nine modules open on 1 October
- Live welcome call on Zoom, 5 October
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Your community already cares about the land around it. The masterclass gives you a clear way to act. It is free and open to everyone.