Trees, Water & People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to improve people's lives by helping communities to protect, conserve and manage the natural resources upon which their long-term well-being depends.
Their work is guided by two core beliefs:
- That natural resources are best protected when local people play an active role in their care and management; and - Preserving local trees, wetlands, and watersheds is essential for the ongoing social, economic, and environmental health of communities everywhere.
TWP develops and manages continuing reforestation, watershed protection, renewable energy, appropriate technology, and environmental education programs in Latin America and the American West.
Trees, Water & People's Tribal Renewable Energy Program puts the power of nature, the warmth of the sun, the power of the wind, the shelter of trees to work for Native Americans. Working with reservation communities, TWP builds and installs supplemental solar heaters for families in need, provides green job training to tribes around the country, and plants windbreak and shade trees around homes. These solutions are sustainable, economically beneficial, environmentally friendly, and celebrate the Native Americans' respect for Mother Earth.
TWP's international programs have been recognized nationally and internationally, receiving the Ashden Award for Renewable Energy, the Rio Tinto Prize for Sustainability, and the UNEP Sasakakwa Prize as well as awards from Kodak, The Conservation Fund, and etown, the nationally syndicated environmental radio show.
TWP's programs have been featured on National Geographic Television, National Public Radio, and in the Christian Science Monitor.
