A greener Nigeria starts with you

We are planting one tree for every Nigerian. This is who we are.

A man standing beside a pawpaw tree loaded with green fruit.

Our mission

Our mission is to plant 200 million trees, replacing 60% of Nigeria’s lost forest cover, and promoting sustainable land use.

Founder

Ibraheem Dooba

CEO, 200 Million Trees

A seasoned horticulturist with over a decade of experience in designing and implementing large-scale landscaping projects. Ibraheem is the CEO of 200 Million Trees, a venture that is planting one tree for every Nigerian.

Portrait of Ibraheem Dooba

In the founder’s words

Why we are planting 200 million trees

By Ibraheem Dooba. First published on 13 July 2023.

The urgent and present danger

The world is getting warmer. And when we lose 40% of our forests, the world would’ve reached a point of no-return where we would experience daily natural disasters such as heatwaves, floods and droughts.

We’re already getting there. Already, we lose 10 billion trees every year.

Accordingly, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports that 97% of climate scientists agree that this unfavourable outcome is due to human activities such as carbon emissions.

Africa will die first …

But Africa contributes only 3% of the global emissions. Yet, out of the 20 countries that are most impacted, only four are not African.

What does this mean?

It means that if the world is ending, Africa will die first.

… starting from Nigeria

The case is even worse in Nigeria where we’ve already lost 60% of our forests cover to charcoal production and other developments.

This means that the destruction of Africa will start from Nigeria. And we’re already seeing the adverse effects of annual floods which lead to the displacement of entire communities and the destruction of farms and crops.

But, most importantly, it also means that we need to save ourselves.

That’s why we’re planting 200 million trees all over Nigeria – within 10 years.

Why we plant

A short film from the field.

Advisory board

Eight leaders from business, government and civil society guide our work.

  • Portrait of Sherif Ganiyu Shagaya
    Sherif Ganiyu ShagayaCEO of Octavus Petroleum
  • Portrait of Nuruddeen Lemu
    Nuruddeen LemuDirector, Lotus Bank
  • Portrait of Sharon Ikeazor
    Sharon IkeazorFormer Minister of Environment
  • Portrait of Amina Abubakar Bello
    Amina Abubakar BelloFormer First Lady of Niger State and Founder of Raise Foundation
  • Portrait of Mariama Anthony-Williams
    Mariama Anthony-WilliamsCountry Director, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Sierra Leone
  • Portrait of Mustapha Najiwo
    Mustapha NajiwoExecutive Director, African Centre for Tax and Governance
  • Portrait of Captain Abdullahi Muhammad Muye
    Captain Abdullahi Muhammad MuyeCEO of Flints Aero Services Limited
  • Portrait of Hafsat Abiola-Costello
    Hafsat Abiola-CostelloPresident, Women in Africa. Co-Founder, Connected Women Leaders

Team

The people who do the work.

  • Portrait of Jamil Jibril
    Jamil JibrilChief Operating Officer
  • Portrait of Professor Mustapha Zubairu
    Professor Mustapha ZubairuChief Architect
  • Portrait of Abdulrauf Babangida (Dr Fish)
    Abdulrauf Babangida (Dr Fish)Water Feature Engineer
  • Portrait of Dr Nafisat Muhammad Ndayankpa
    Dr Nafisat Muhammad NdayankpaChief Geneticist
  • Portrait of Dr Hajara Sadiq
    Dr Hajara SadiqOrganic Systems Specialist
  • Portrait of Nana F. Muhammad
    Nana F. MuhammadBusiness Development Manager
  • Portrait of Ibrahim Faruk Muhammad
    Ibrahim Faruk MuhammadChief Technical Officer

The organisations we work with

Partner with us
  • Sterling Bank
  • Abdulkadir Kure University
  • Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa
  • Aspen Institute
  • Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
  • Niger State

Join us

Plant a tree. Plant your age.

Donate a tree, plant one for every year of your life, or bring your organisation in as a partner.

A group of men and women standing together outdoors, each holding a tree seedling ready for planting.