Evans is singlehandedly bringing back native forest to his island. Evans Odulo and his organization have planted 300,000 trees to save the ecology of his native island, bringing back the native forest. Evans is on a mission to help nature make a comeback in Kenya through assisted natural regeneration as well as reforestation efforts. His aim: to revive the indigenous forest of his home - Rusinga Island in Western Kenya. Badilisha, the organization that Evans runs, has planted more than 300,000 trees over the last five years. They have partnered with 500+ farmers and 14 schools to turn the dream of restoring the island's ecosystem into reality.

To learn more, check out Badilisha's website: www.badilisha.org

One of the key partners of Badilisha in supporting their work has been the organization BOOKS FOR TREES. This is their website: https://www.booksfortrees.at/en