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How it all started

We are a product of humanity's greatest worth, hope. We also believe that, as earth's most intelligent species, we should act to protect all life on earth. Sadly earth's devastation is also one of our own creations. And it's vital we correct our mistakes. It all began, when our founders selected one idea of a team member to plant 500 trees in the last quarter of 2015.

Where we are going

While expanding our community of members as well as the number of trees planted, we now understand that it is more about conservation of what is left than tree planting anew. Our vision now encompasses broader actions, going so far as to automate the Ministry of Environment and seek legal reforms to help combat illegal activities. We also have refined a sustainable land use policy for Sri Lanka, and earth.

Donate!

Donations keep us planting trees and conserving nature.

Reforest Sri Lanka needs a lift.

Account No: 007001012600, Reforest Sri Lanka, DFCC Bank, Head Office, Swift code: DFCCLKLX

Account No: 102961001491, Reforest Sri Lanka, Sampath Bank, Head Office, Swift code: BSAMLKLX

Stuff we do with your money:

Plant tree saplings and pay for costs.
Purchase lands via land trust for conservation.
Pay for University Interns as Research staff.
Pay for awareness campaigns and env. conservation litigation

We will never have permanant staff, we are volunteer run for ever

We are audited : 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Upcoming events

We might be planting near you, join us.

All events postponed due to Covid-19

Past events

Have we planted trees near you? Send us a site update.

22.04.2021 - Planting 426 saplings @ Viharamahadevi park
22.04.2021 - Planting 500 Kumbuk along River Kalu
25.02.2021 - Planting 500 Kumbuk along River Kalu, Ingiriya Narthupana
26.12.2020 - Planting Kumbuk in Nawakkulama
06.12.2020 - Maintenance visit and planting in Pansalatenna, Matale
22.11.2020 - Planting in Etipola kanda, Knuckles Forest Reserve, Matale
18.09.2020 - Planting with St. John's Panadura and the local school in Ingiriya
17.09.2020 - Planting Kumbuk, Maila, Kanranda, Nika, Damba along Kaluganga with the Rotaract Club of Achievers
14.09.2020 - Planting Maditiya, Domba, Karanda in Etipola kanda
06.09.2020 - Planting in Etipola kanda, Knuckles Forest Reserve, Matale
29.08.2020 - Planting Kumbuk and bamboo beside Kalu ganga
05.08.2020 - Kandana, Horana - kaluganga 500 trees with Edotco
05.07.2020 - Pansalatenna - 90 Trees and 5Ha site maintainance
11.03.2020 - Planting 100 Kubuk trees on river bank, Kalu gaga
23.02.2020 - Planting 1000 saplings at SLNS VIDURA
04.02.2020 - Planting 300 kubuk saplings at Kottawa -Kahathuduwa highway
04.02.2020 - Planting 40 native saplings at Keththarama temple
25.01.2020 - Planting 350 Kubuk saplings at Thebuwana
19.01.2020 - Planting 100 Kubuk trees on river bank, Kalu gaga
17.01.2020 - Planting 100 fruit saplings at Molkawa maha vidyalaya
17.01.2020 - Donating 50 fruit saplings to Bulathsinhala national school
06.12.2019 - Creating urban forest model in VMD
30.11.2019 - Planting 1200 saplings at Pansalthenna, Matale
30.11.2019 - Planting 500 saplings at Athurugiriya Highway entrance
23.11.2019 - Planting 1000 saplings at Moragodawewa - CRIWMP
09,10,11.11.2019 - Planting 1000 saplings at Moragodawewa - CRIWMP
20.10.2019 - Planting 65 at crow island park and sathutu uyana, Modara
07.10.2019 - Planting 250 Native saplings @ Kabaragala, Knuckles
05.10.2019 - Planting 200 Kubuk trees on river bank, Kalu gaga
29.09.2019 - Planting 1300 Native trees at Matale
17,18/09.2019 - Planting 1100 saplings @ Rama kale, Anuradhapura
17,18/09.2019 - Planting at Highway by Medigain pvt ltd
13,14.09.2019 - Planting 2000 saplings in Mamunugama cascade
07.09.2019 - Planting 1000 trees at Kahathuduwa Highway Exit
22.08.2019 - Planting 600 trees at River Kalu
20.07.2019 - Planting 1000 saplings in Galanigama highway exit
20.07.2019 - Kottawa, Galle Site Maintenance
22.06.2019 - Planting 200 saplings ar River Kalu
05.06.2019 - Planting 100 saplings at Crow island park
04.06.2019 - Donation of 1200 saplings to CMC
24.03.2019 - Planting 100 saplings in Hadapangoda
23.03.2019 - Planting 500 plants at Welipanna exit, Galle Highway
21.03.2019 - 10 Saplings in Wellampitiya For International Day of Forests
24.02.2019 - Planting 100 In Handapangoda, Ingiriya via Reforest Handapangoda
09.02.2019 - Donation of 20 saplings to Dr. Serina
04.02.2019 - Planting 150 saplings in Bibiladeniya
04.02.2019 - Planting 1000 in Anuradhapura
04.02.2019 - Planting at Handapangoda
04.02.2019 - Relief Distribution in Kilinochchi
12.30.2018 - Planting 150 and distributing 700 trees with New Lions
12.29.2018 - Planting 1000 with SDB Bank at Oshingtonwatte, Bulathsinghala
12.22.2018 - Karuwalagaswewa 750 and 25 street lamps
12.21.2018 - Deduru oya 1000 with the Water Board Team
12.14.2018 - Donating 1000 trees to Divulapitiya DS Division
11.29.2018 - WNPS Youth Wing 425 saplings
11.29.2018 - 50 saplings to Lumbini Scl Col 05 and Temple
11.29.2018 - Ruhuna Univeristy 640
11.22.2018 - Salpe Aru 1000 with Navy
11.22.2018 - Kanthale 300 with Base Hospital and Div Secretariate
10.26.2018 - 25 saplings for Keththarama temple
10.11.2018 - Cont 73..
10.11.2018 - 1600 at Divulapitiya with DHL and the Divisional Secretariat
03.11.2018 - 6000 saplings with Bernard Botejue at Embilipitiya
27.10.2018 - Planting 100 saplings at Ingiriywa with Kings Church+ Water B
27.10.2018 - Planting 1200 saplings at Aththidiya-Dehiwala-phase 1 200
10.2018 - Planting 100 saplings at Ruhuna University
07.10.2018 - Planting 105 saplings at Castle Hospital, Boralla
06.10.2018 - 1000 Kumbuk and Karanda with DFCC
29.08.2018 - 650 Kumbuk at Ingiriya with Moodys and Otara
11.08.2018 - 250 with MG consultants along the expressway
15.07.2018 - Ingiriya - Kandana 60 Kumbuk
15.07.2018 - Kandy Protest against heritage tree felling
14.07.2018 - Galanigama 300 with DFCC
30.06.2018 - Rotaract Mora - Mannar
- Poson 100 sapling donation for Pala Dansala
15.06.2018 - Planting 500 trees at Dodangoda with AIA
20.02.2018 - Planting 500 trees in Mannar
05.05.2018 - Galanigama 300 Saplings with DFCC and Mothers Day
28.04.2018 - Gampaha Phase 2
07.04.2018 - Gampaha Phase 1
30.03.2018 - Kottawa Interchange 1000 with Multifinance and RDA
20.02.2018 - Mannar 53 schools and village 1000
03.03.2018 - Bulugallena Aramaya, Wellawaya
03.02.2018 - Knuckles Range, Matale 500 Sandun Arana Aramaya
04.02.2018 - Batalanda Army Camp 1000
- Viharamahadevi park
21.01.2018 - Balangoda Thanjana Thanna 500

Member Profiles

We are a product of many many people's contributions, over 11,000 people have volunteered with us. From children, univeristy students, engineers, doctors, software people, architects, peons, businessmen, plumbers, labourers to any citizen of earth who feel for others as they do for themselves. See our member profiles and see how we all want and do work for a better planet which is sustainable.

How much does it cost?

Planting trees with volunteers is the most cost effective method to plant trees. There are a multitude of benefits other than cost which include stronger environmental advocacy from partipants, awareness creation, ethical & honest reporting etc. We also use modern equipment including Earth Augers to ensure we carry out tree planting activities efficiently while guaranteeing the best possible outcomes. Cost of each plant goes into the following budget lines.

Cost of Trees and their logistics
Event coordination & approval processing
Volunteer transport and sustenance
Land preparation and maintainance
5% for organizations administration

Sponsoring Trees

We work with leading corporates, individuals and entrepreneurs in creating a better world for all of us. Our code of ethics ensures that we do not partner with corporations related to liquor, mini-hydro power, tobacco industries. However, we do partner with environmentally unsustainable but necessary segments like cement, oil and gas because these industries are still important for us while we transition to sustainable building materials and clean renewable energy sources. And they should give back more to conservation.

Why volunteers matter

Volunteers are the heart and soul of Reforest Sri Lanka. We strongly believe that environmental conservation should always be led and carried out by volunteers. Well known international agencies have failed for decades at conservation because their goals are overshadowed by the need to earn more and more to saddle bag employee payments, travel budgets and unnecessary gatherings of bureaucrats at leading hotels. This is where you come in; yes, you are important because all of us are needed to be part of this change.

Ordering plants from Reforest Sri Lanka

We source saplings from rural communities and farmers as a means of support and encouragement of the local communities. While most organizations would set up their own nurseries, we have ensured the communities earn sustainable income by outsourcing our production needs.