Ibi Village, where our own forest grows
The UNDO forest at Ibi Village, close to Kinshasa in Congo. We are turning dry savannah back into forest there, with acacias planted between maize and cassava. The forest is fully owned by UNDO and is planted with our local partner GI-AGRO.
Ongoing, first phase
First phase
How far along are we in Ibi Village?
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Trees planted
21,831 of 25,000
Visit February 2026
Our visit to the UNDO forest
On 11 and 12 February 2026 we visited the UNDO forest at Ibi Village, close to Kinshasa in DR Congo. The forest is fully owned by UNDO. On dry savannah, families from the area plant acacias between maize and cassava, together with our local partner GI-AGRO. This makes the soil fertile again and keeps it in place during tropical rain. The families look after the trees, create firebreaks for the dry season and earn an income from it.
Visit April 2025
What the forest looked like in April 2025
In April 2025 we already went to see it for ourselves. This video shows what the forest looked like then, almost a year before our visit in February 2026.
Visit 2023
Where it all began
This video from 2023 shows the very beginning of the UNDO forest in Ibi Village.
