# Justdiggit

> Regreening degraded drylands in Africa with water bunds, grass seed banks and tree regeneration

Source: https://treerm.org/org/justdiggit · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: Regional
- Headquarters: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Founded: 2013
- Website: https://justdiggit.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://justdiggit.org/dig-in/
- Donate: https://justdiggit.org/donate/
- Countries where they plant: Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Agroforestry, Education & advocacy
- Trees on record: 32,300,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

Justdiggit (Stichting Justdiggit Foundation) is an Amsterdam-based Dutch foundation started in 2013, with its first pilot in Kenya in 2015. Rather than planting seedlings, it works with farmers and local partners in Kenya, Tanzania and Senegal to dig semi-circular rainwater bunds, establish grass seed banks and regenerate trees from existing root stock (farmer-managed natural regeneration), and runs public awareness campaigns in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK. It reports 82 employees and publishes annual reports back to 2013.

## Metrics

> Note: Justdiggit's 32.3 million trees are trees regenerated from existing root stock by farmers (farmer-managed natural regeneration), not seedlings planted. The 525,000 hectares is land under restoration, not land already restored.

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2025 | 525,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://justdiggit.org/what-we-do/impact/) 'We are restoring 525 thousand hectares of dry, degraded land' (area under restoration) |
| Trees planted | 2025 | 32,300,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://justdiggit.org/what-we-do/impact/) 'We brought back 32.3 million trees in seven years' (regenerated from root stock, not planted seedlings) |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justdiggit/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justdiggit
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/justdiggit/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Justdiggit

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