🌱 Can restoring forests rebuild entire communities? In this powerful episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Andres Tamez speak with Kwame Sekyere — environmental scientist, project manager at Tropenbos Ghana, and a leader in community-centered forest restoration.br br Kwame works at the heart of the Forest Restoration for Diversity and Livelihoods Project, part of TerraFund for AFR100, helping restore degraded forests while empowering women, youth, and rural farmers with new livelihood opportunities.br br From climate-smart agriculture to community governance, Kwame shares how restoring forests is not just about planting trees — it’s about restoring people, culture, and resilience.br br 🌍 Episode Highlightsbr 🌿 Why Ghana's forests are degrading — and the drivers of deforestationbr 👥 How community-led restoration is transforming rural livelihoodsbr 🏞️ Bridging science, tradition & local knowledge at Tropenbos Ghanabr 🌾 Climate-smart agriculture — what it really meansbr 🐝 Beekeeping, mushrooms & alternative incomes for farmersbr 🌳 Native species, biodiversity loss & restoring ecosystemsbr 🚰 Forests, rivers & water security — the hidden connectionbr 🤝 Government–NGO–community collaborationbr 📉 Barriers: illegal mining, land tenure, funding challengesbr 🌎 COP & climate finance from the Global South perspectivebr 💡 Why restoration must start with people, not treesbr br 🔹 About Our Guest: Kwame Sekyere is an environmental scientist and Project Manager at Tropenbos Ghana, helping communities restore forests while strengthening livelihoods, food security, and climate resilience.br br ✨ Explore Morebr 🌐 Website: www.TangelicLife.