Forests Without Frontiers combines nature restoration with creativity helping whole ecosystems – including human communities – to flourish.

Using music and art as tools we engage and inspire people of all ages to connect with and celebrate their landscapes – all while giving back to nature.

All FWF projects are based on our driving principles:

Restore - We help regenerate and protect ecosystems

Nurture - We celebrate culture and community

Inspire - We create music and art

 Our projects are delivered in partnership with local organisations and communities that share our vision and values. We choose to work with credible strategic partners – such as Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC) and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) – to help us identify projects based on deep commitments to the wellbeing of people and planet. Specifically, we look for projects that are:

•  Ecologically-sound (implement location-specific best conservation practices based on expert input and advice)

• Community-oriented (involve local people and communities in horizontal, rather than top-down, processes and assessments)

• Open-minded (consider creative or novel approaches)

• Intersectional (benefit and involve diverse members of society)

• Transparent (upfront with challenges, solutions, project costs and operations)

FWF’s own evolution embodies our belief that forests are truly without frontiers. From an early focus only on tree-planting to our current broad engagement with the whole ecosystems of music, culture, education and resilient landscapes.

Notable achievements

ROMANIA

NATURE. 155,000 trees planted in the Carpathian Mountains since 2018, helping create the largest forested national park in Europe. Ongoing maintenance and aftercare provided.

MUSIC + ART. Recorded the songs, stories, sounds, and culture of forest communities through our project INTERBEING, which won the Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s Endangered Landscapes Programme Arts Prize in 2022 and several film and music awards.

COMMUNITY. Food boxes delivered to elders during the pandemic. Supports well-paid jobs for tree-planters and musicians within local communities.

UNITED KINGDOM

NATURE. 1,500 trees planted at Wilderlands, Sussex in 2023/2024. 2,700 trees planted at Springham Farm, Sussex in 2022. 6,000 trees in Devon in 2021/2022. Ongoing maintenance and aftercare provided.

MUSIC + ART. Recording the sounds, songs and folklore of England through our newest project, Enchanting Forest.

COMMUNITY. Environmental education and nature experiences for youth through our partnership with the Children’s Forest.

FWF is always interested in new project partners and artistic endeavours that align with our mission. If you have an idea or suggestion for an arts and/or conservation project, please submit a project idea form. *

 *Please note that while we accept project ideas of any size, scale, or scope that address one or several of our core values (nature, music, community), the submission form is not a guarantee of support, and all projects must first be considered by our team for suitability and feasibility. See the form for more details.