Primary goals

• To identify key health and safety risks for community-based reforestation projects in the tropics and effective mitigation
  measures to protect people and the environment. We aim to improve safety and efficiency of other community-based projects globally by sharing our experiences designing, implementing and iteratively revising HSSE agendas. 

Key outcomes

1. An adaptable framework for developing HSSE agendas and trainings for community-based reforestation
2. Recommendations to guide further research and action on HSSE in community-based initiatives
3. Analysis of incident reports from the first three years of a reforestation project undertaken by communities in the Philippines 

Progress

This project commenced in May 2022 and is set to be finalised in May 2026. 

Lead researchers

• Alexandra Catling
• Grahame Applegate
• Luiz Pereira
• Igor Nascimento de Carvalho
• Dennis Peque
• John Herbohn
• Claudia Romero
• Jack Putz

Project partners

• Project Tarsier
• Shell

Sustainable Development Goals

This project works towards these UN Sustainable Development Goals:

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being