Desert Leaves Volunteer holding a tree to plant

Our Work

Discover our activities to protect, restore and plant forests across drylands.

Events

Tree planting days, webinars, conferences, fundraising events, and more.

Upcoming Events

JUN
5
2025
Landowners's Invitation to restore and benefit from your land
Upcoming
EBUSUS Sociedad Cultural, Ibiza

If you own land in Ibiza, this is your chance to help create a healthier, more sustainable landscape. We invite you to take part in an initiative that reduces wildfire risk, enhances biodiversity, and protects the environment for future generations.

Past Events

APR
18
2025
Landowners's Invitation to restore and benefit from your land
Past
Casa Social, Fuente la Reina & Online

If you own land in Fuente la Reina, this is your chance to help create a healthier, more sustainable landscape. We invite you to take part in an initiative that reduces wildfire risk, enhances biodiversity, and protects the environment for future generations.

APR
10
2025
Landowners's Invitation to restore and benefit from your land
Past
Casa de Cultura, Pego

If you own land in Pego, this is your chance to help create a healthier, more sustainable landscape. We invite you to take part in an initiative that reduces wildfire risk, enhances biodiversity, and protects the environment for future generations.

MAR
13
2025
Reforestation Day with RH Hotels
Past
Pego

60 RH Hotels employees joined a reforestation day, planting 328 trees to capture CO₂, boost biodiversity, and support local communities. At Desert Leaves, we’re proud to support initiatives that offset the carbon footprint of tourism in the Valencian Community.

DEC
15
2024
Tree planting day in Pego
Past
Pego, Spain

40 volunteers joined forces for the European Tree Planting Day, bringing life back to an area affected by wildfires. 🌱 250 native trees have been planted, including: Red juniper, Aleppo pine, Olive tree, Carob tree, Lentisk and Celtis. A huge thank you to all the volunteers for your energy, enthusiasm, and love for the planet!

NOV
30
2024
Tree planting day in Pego
Past
Pego, Spain

Another tree planting day for volunteers in Pego! Thanks to the energy, commitment, and enthusiasm of all our volunteers, we planted hope in a land scarred by wildfires. 💚 🙌 A big thanks to our collaborators Musica Pel Clima & Pego Viu. This event wouldn’t have been possible without the support of those who believe in our mission. Every tree is a step toward a greener and more resilient future.

JUL
11
2024
Reforestation: key concepts and phases
Past
Virtual event

Watch this webinar to review key concepts in forest restoration projects, including their management and phases, with practical examples from reforestation efforts in Pego (Alicante) and Valverde del Camino (Huelva). The session is led by Jorge Castañer Pla, forest engineer and expert in sustainable forest management and Nature-Based Solutions.

MAR
4
2024
The aims and future behind a reforestation project in the Mediterranean area
Past
Virtual event

The first Desert Leaves webinar focused on the design, planning, management, and goals of reforestation projects in the Mediterranean, using the Pego project in Alicante as a case study. Speakers from the Generalitat Valenciana, Pego Viu, and Desert Leaves shared insights from the Pego experience and its application to future projects.

DEC
3
2023
Tree Planting Day for volunteers
Past
El Barranc de les Coves, Pego

Pego Viu, in collaboration with Desert Leaves, organized a volunteer tree planting event at the site of our project in Pego. Thank you all for this very good moment we shared all together!

FEB
22
2023
The contribution of companies to the fight against climate change
Past
Casa de Vacas Cultural Centre, Madrid

This conference, supported by the Generalitat Valenciana, brought together CSR professionals to explore the role of public-private collaboration in the fight against climate change through reforestation. Experts presented international and national compensation mechanisms, successful collaboration programs and case studies of business-supported reforestation projects.

NOV
3
2021
Forest restoration at a three-way crossroads
Past
Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia

Desert Leaves, Reforest, the Generalitat Valenciana, and the Universitat Politècnica de València organized a knowledge transfer event aimed at sharing academic and technical advances with forest managers and technical staff working in dryland areas of Spain. The symposium addressed key issues at the intersection of these challenges, with a particular focus on how restoration techniques can—and should—respond effectively to them.