GROWING TOGETHER il REPORT INTRODUCTION Tom Skirrow- Chair of Board As Chair of The Art of Forests, it is a trl￿ FAeasure to present ow fi'rst Annual Report for the year e￿ling 31 December 2025. This first year of being a registered ch8rity tss been cne d steady progress and growing contidence in the value of our commmity. and tts activities. The challenges that face tfK)se working to restore 8ThJ protect nature remain si8nrficant ArourKI the world. practitioners are navigating ir)creasingly complex environmental, fina￿181 and SOCI81 landsc8pes, often with limited opporturwties to learn frLYn one another or access ttr￿ suppK)rt tlw reed. Against this backdrop, The Art of Forests has continued to provide 8 space where pe0F￿e can conrEct across disciplines, geographbes and institutions in a spirit ot friet￿lshIP. reciprocity and shared pwwse. What makes The Art of Forests distir£tive is not simth the breadth of our membership. but the quality of the r￿at￿¢nShIpS wthin tt. We bring tcgether practitioners. project de￿loper$. researchers, tinancier& commurity leaders and others workn￿ at different rKJints in the nature restoration ecosystem. By Creati￿ opwrtunities for honest conversation and pract￿al exchange. we ￿[p br￿ge the divKles that can otherwise hinder progress. Throughout 2025, we cOntin￿d to strengthen ow ro￿ as 8 trusted convenor. Our dialogue initiatives created opportynities for participants to share experiences and perspectrves that are often absent from formal discu￿OnS. ImportanOy, these conversations demnstrated that many of the barriers faced across the sector are shared. even where t1￿Y are experienced differenuy. Part￿1pantS repeatedly highlghted tl* Val￿ of devdoping a greater understanding of one another's realities constraints contritMJtir to a n￿re nuanced and colla￿ratIve appr08ch to prOblenF￿1￿r8. ()Jr knoWledge-S￿9rIng work also evolved 0￿r tF* year. A great example of our work in practice is a workstream that was lJJilt from earlier discussions around land rights and tenure,. this exparKled into deeper, more practical discuSs￿nS and case studies on communtty berEfit sharing and partsierships. One of the rrnst encoura8irE aspects of t￿se exchanges has been the willirgness of members to share lessons. tools insights that might traditionally remain within indrvTrdual organisations. gjch as management plans or community agreement templates. This generosity reflects the culture that has develcped wrthin Art of Forests reinforces our bdief thgt collective progress depends on openness arKI trust. 8 a small charity, we remain rrdndful of our responsibility to use o resources Careful￿ and effectively. Much of that have achieved h8s been made possible throu8h the dedication cl trustees staff, volunteers 8nd members who continue to cOntrib￿e th￿r time. expertise and energy because they believe in oiK mis&cn. While our tinanc181 and operatbonal capacrty remains n￿dest and u￿eY￿1n. our influence is increasin8ly demor6trat&J through the comectio we facilitate, the conversatKins we enable and the confidence cur members place in our conynunity. None of this would be possible W[[￿Ul those cfM)ose to walk alongsKle u& On behalf of the Board, I would like to eXtL￿d my sincere thanks to our members. partners, supporters and furKlers for IF￿1r continued encouragement 8r)J commitment. I would also like to recognise the hard work a￿1 ded￿a￿Cli of my fdlcfvv trustees ar) everyone invO￿d in tt* day-to-day runrmng of Organisati￿1. As we l(xik ahead. we (k) so with Opti￿1$M. The environment81 challenges we face are profound and urgent, but so tcL) is the determination of those working to address therYL The Art of Forests was fourKled on the belief that meanin8tul change happens through relationships.. by bringing people together. fosterin8 ufKJerstarKJin8 and creatin8 LVWrt￿1tieS to leam from one amther. The experIe￿eS of the past year have ody strengthened that convictiorL l am proud of what The Art (A Forests has aclieved dwing 2025. 8Tr grateful to all those wh) have contribjted to this jour￿Y. Together. we continue to build a community capable of sur4)ortin8 the peO￿e and organisations working to restore and protect nature for the beneh't of pecple and the planet. Tom Skim>w Chair ol TnJstee& l)) of Ttre Art of Forests P(swd d Trus 4 August 2026 Our Charitable Objectives and How We Deliver Them During the year ended December 2025, The Art of Forests pursued the following charitable objectives. Our charitable objectives ale to advance environmental protection for the public benefit worldwide by: Objective I Uniting organisations who are dedicated to the advancement of environmental protection, afforestation, reforestation. ecosystem restoration and nature conaservation. Objective 2 Advancing education by fostering a space for the exchange of information and best practices and to make the useful results and guidance available and accessible for people globally. Objective 3 Fosterng sustainable and resilient livelihoods through. but not limited to. the provision of education and knO￿edge, facilitatK)n of access to technok)gy and innovations, and financial support to encourage tree plantin& agroforestry, conservation and other such activitEs concerning the elimination of the detrimental effects ot climate change and environmentsl degradation. How These Objectives are Delivered in Practice The Art of Forests gJFPtrts menbers n the desi Mp￿mentati)Tr scaring of their nature-based 8obJtiorts. We h&ft close to 200 I￿1￿￿val membws reryeseniing over 130 org￿lSatIC￿￿ third4 oJr members are ￿er81(*S ar￿ devekws n the Fèforestaiim Afftyest8ticn 8rKI R*tor8DC*I 4xce whilst others 8re in F*ol￿t'SurPcrt' rc4e5 such 85 ttehnc4w. fnance aG8derria. The Art of Forests A¢fvctAtes lorour membas and f￿lIft￿e$ sh8ring irlorm8tv)n cm p￿1￿ updates.. we so ￿ld didogue ￿entS al¢Ming merrtjers to spea direcly *ith rewlatw bcMlie5 such &$ carbr sttrKlrxd& pc4y makers in¥e*us. The Trt￿lees hwe had ¢JJe regard ￿ the Charity Cr￿mISSi￿.5 gud8rce cffi pl1trA￿ trenelii n Aethrtknce h￿th seeuon 17 of Chariries Act 2011 T*then makrE decisons enwring cxJr ￿tr¢i￿eS reman fctused cn deSbering p)sni¥e ￿1c(*re3 fcK ttre ccrtnmthity we seple. wrth al res0￿¢￿8 de(%cated to charit&)￿ aim& We I￿lIf¢￿e ￿ 0￿r* sp￿e fr)r merrters io Cor￿eCt drecdy thdicated Wh8tsApp d￿Me fr>CLksng on IfifferÈnt trpic4 ￿ch As biom qJantlfrCat￿￿ Lgnd riBht4 or FYOPCt mJ)a8emeni 0￿he$. We 4$0 run events tfjsed ￿ the •nèrEeni of tmjf merrbèo nviting wÈrts ta tyesent on sFeeific tLViC& These are he￿ over Zocm Bs we community-only *ents vknich 81(M peer-t FEer sharng. supprrt. probkni Nkntr*r5 t￿ access ￿CL¥dI￿S of Al past e*rts ttrwh Shtred online (*Ne. Introduction Caroline Pakel- Executive Director & Community Lead Whether you are readirg this as a memter. supporter. patron. ambassador of tFE Art of Forests or gmply as sOrrE0￿ curious to more about the Charity its activitE& ￿eaSe be wdcorre! Registsring the Art of Forests as a charity with the UK tharity commission in November 2024 Ma￿ed ttrE ￿xt iteration for a community of land stewards which had 0ri8in8lly grown Or88r￿C811Y 8s 8 need for friendship and help in the desgn, devdoprrEnt 8nd implementation of thar Afforeststion, Reforest8tK)n and Revegetation FKoject. Indeed, when initially laU￿hed by Celia Frarris 8nd Sarah Scott at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021. our beginnings were veyy humble. It is only ttrNgnks to a sponsorship from Terrafomation that we were able to experiment and eX￿Ore what the ccmmurnty needed for the first ￿rIOd of 25 years. Gaining a charitable status was key to r￿￿1$ of a wider range of funders and Spor￿orS arKI amplty Ihe work cOThj￿t￿l thus f8r. And so it was. as we were granted funds fr￿7) the Robert Bosch Foundation in January 2025. 2025 suddenly became mt only our first operational year as a charity but our first experIe￿e of being funded to a level that allowed tlE implementatior) of solid organisation81 str￿tureS and ￿￿esseS the cor￿OI￿￿a￿Cffi of o kncmledge sharing online platform and the wototyping of acfvocacy work wtth fi'nance. To both TerrafOrmBti(￿ and the Robert Bosch FO￿dat￿n. we remain grateful. For th￿r shared Msion and U￿￿erstandirE of the need for Sljch community as the Art of Forests for thar bdief 8nd trust wlich have ope￿d the door to many new conversatiorn8 8nd possibilit￿& The work to support those wh) protect restore and heal the land and the comMunit￿S who depend on it for t￿1r surviwdl a wellbeing keeps on. We ho￿ to attract contiwed interest from those who can frdcilirate th"s support Mcwi￿ forward. If you are one of them. please get in lot￿h! W*mest wishes. C•rofine hkel Ewuuve Direa(w & C¢ynrrnJnity Le8d 3 AuKu5t 2026 ptslie The work t(bSU4polthose who protect,frestore and heal the land and th£ communitses who de P-D, it for their surviva! a SNellbeing keeps on. 14 jl Trustee's Report: Highlights of our activities This year was focused on building our membership base and offering responsive support to emerging member needs. Insights raised by members directly shape our planned activities - from launching new workstreams and expert sessions, to conducting surveys, publishing guidance, or convening stakeholders on topical issues. Objective I Uniting organisations who are dedicated to the advancement of environmental protection. afforestation. reforestatio ocosystern restoration and nature conservation. ￿rked on eyarding *pbsite to en(nur8ge lo enajle (firtt nah￿)rk￿8 be￿een rrEmtEr5. We set up ￿ inta&tNe tr*mters rn4)' cffi oJr website, 81wng mwnbers fynd wSi￿r$I to each 01￿ 8btr*l reporL w(K*Ed on B prIV￿e memtrEfS b. b%l)ere memters upload prohles cortA det818.' this is io Iwnch in 202& We oflicialy IwrKhed the Art d F￿e$l$ chwffy Lond<)n Climate Action v￿k in June 202& rasin8 I18re￿$S lor our woth 8rKI tyjr rnembws as ￿11 8s wc*king wih m￿Y oiher olg￿l￿1C dsobÈpn a LInk￿lItt c*nppA8n ￿1th st*t8d in Octc*)er 2025 and ce￿￿Th￿ed In￿ 2026,. this has alohed us to ￿cTh￿e our MeM￿r$, the be￿li1$ of tEinE 8 merrtjer. netbth rew rrÉfflbers We grevrf oJr memtership to194 ty the end of 2025 a)gJrirE dl members had ￿CesS toour a￿[￿e tsApp communfty chats." ttre oiSr* sP￿e P￿￿ed ro include over 30 c￿ne￿. We held resporsNe online everts to manbern to 0)nn￿t Pp￿1 8rther cwer Zocm didcELtt. Objective 2 Objective 3 Advancin8 education by fostering a space for the exchan8e of information and best pra¢ti¢es and to make th8 useful results and guidance available and a¢ce$$ible for people globally. Fostering sustainable and resilient livelihoods through, but not limited to. the provision of education and knowledg8. tacilitation of acce$$ totechnology and innovations, and Ilnancial supportto encourage tr88 planting, a8rotorestry. conservation and other such a¢tivitie$ concerning the elimination of the detrimental effects of climato change and environmental dègradation. We hekl 34 onlire Zoom dakws in 202& wh.ch toteJ￿ 747 inc5v*Jud registrat1)￿ f0CL￿ed c trpics th8t emer6*d from ￿￿nber corwers8tth)ns as timety re￿V￿[. mcA8t ptpukT W•￿￿Stre￿A$ k)r the on L￿￿1 Rghts &r*l Ternre. Ic¥ vA)£h ekl three ordine di*¥u* QLer*itC8fiCll frx wtrich %*e hekl sevffi try end of ttre ye¥. Our Secret￿al keerts in ccffimuric￿lon with thjr memLws. reaches to new memlers. byho We 8Ctivety ￿kIr￿ 4anst the detriffentg effects of clin&Tr ch8rEe and ￿¥￿Or￿renf4 dey&J8ri(n (￿r Y￿￿kstreamS C￿ 8 wide rry el irtlLdr¥. - Agroftytsiry [re￿I￿AoEY B￿)dIversItY - B￿rro$S Qua)tikAtitin - 8hJe Carbon - C8rbon siw￿¥d5 Hub Y￿rked to laclitste difectcomrrnnicthie between mertjers Fx)1'c￿n8kerS 8nd other srakehcA(kns such as certi￿8￿￿ bcxJie& We A sei& of e￿n[S with reweseniotives fr 121C Bowd d Trustees The CIO to wh.eh the tharity is est*)&shed ' the Fwndab'on ￿xIe1 its NYJiin8 rrembers are the chwity's trustee& Th) ￿der rrÈmbef5hiB aid a5 of 3Èt tknembtt 2025. Ihere e live trustee memÈer& the of MrT￿Ma$ James Skirnyw ICh&"T. ￿$gnrfj l Mty 2026) MrAndthvHe•kl (Aipoinied l ￿errt)* ￿24. Ch sirce l Mty 2026) MrFYedwk (Apwnred I Ith)￿￿er 20241 Mk*s Fr•rte5e# Matr￿ty IApwirtaJ l No*mter 2024) MrArnlrn¥M•eCtyma￿ IApwnted l No*mter 20241 MrK(11 Dknh (APFQIrt￿ 3 2026) DrTonthoza U8ar¥a (Afpointed 3 M￿ch 20261 Mrlfylll Sh￿d￿ (ApFO1rt￿ 3 Mwch 2026) MrJwnes l•lrritelwl (App)Irt￿ 3 M8rth 20261 8￿teert can becw* 8 memter ol ihe chwity. I CIO is up. ttre r￿berS of the CK) rK) ility to contribjie to its ￿lS arxy no p&scrnl respor8bility for setling (is detrts 8nd ￿e￿.￿ties. Governance Ex•cuti%• fArnetor & L• The P4)8rd of Trugtees ￿lminister ihe chtrty." M￿￿n8 the afftirs of the cia ￿ exwosing its py*￿r& h sdecting in(fjvidLJd5 fcK ypointrneni ch8rity Speci￿ regbrd to the sklls krK)*edg¢ e4)erier￿e fteeC￿d fu the dfeCtI￿ &lrnnisv*i of the CK). P* Re8ist8r8d *xldre8s S8lterton nks Ffeshwatsr The rnj£Yity of board meairgs ty trustees are 4d e*trcni0l￿. to minirrise tr￿1 8rKI vronM￿le1 irnplc8tD￿ aid ensure ihe 8ffpir5 the thbrit% detsion rrÉking be rwlwty thrcwtthi ihe ￿. IS￿ CX Wght P040 9ST Ern*il address infO￿h￿rt¢j￿C￿e$t￿¢X8 11 Financial Performance The linancid report. 1Th￿pe￿￿en￿Y exwnined ￿ t found In the folowing p*es of this rewi. The Trustees bre p￿aSed io rwt thai the charity h& mei wrth trjr Fro'ect's funrth&sing targets in oJr fvst fftr. A totd gmss •M￿nt raised £102,070 Expendtturg tIrt￿￿d £62,161 Net cAsh funds at the ond d tNs fknHnclal year totsllod £39,909 This repui w85 ￿￿0ved the B￿d of TrlE[￿ eit drv* He&kl t￿yPerS￿e of itre g￿Er81 d)&rit8b￿ Obl￿11¥e$. Restrrted furyls We donthl fc 8 P&trubr prq￿t ￿ PLfFose. itre L￿e of *thich s reStr￿ted ￿ thai ryqert cx Pur￿5& These ￿lIde attirE grart5 ayj contracts from irdiv*Juds i)StibJtwx6 Ic* yoMs*)n of SFecth'c ￿tiVitIeS iy There we no tr￿SaCtI(￿S during the with itrtsae pefSCfftS enDtits t￿1 we dosely conneaed with Ihe ch¥i(y cf its trustees (rebted wrties). 6. CIO guarantees and secured debts 2. Going concern The irustees corlirm n fLcc¢darte vrfith the Ch¥itatAe Ir￿c￿3￿d Org￿l58t1CfftS IGènef8D Re￿IstIc￿5 2011th￿ at the￿Ar the Clodid not ha¥eAry oJtstsN&ry8 gU&￿te& to tliTd p&ties nor any thbl Se0J￿ C￿ assets of the CD. The therity i8 c*)er8ting cn a &rJirE o)nwn b8si& )ing coyern assessment is the bo8rd of trustees vthth h&5 a rea&*&Jlè th the Art ol Fcxests has $Jf￿len1 res(NJrces to Cl￿tI￿Je n orEr*h)n ar le8St 8 ye8r frcm ihe d*e c 5EninE tti5 trustees reput ar￿ ftr thè foreseetsb￿ futu￿. 3. Charitable activities Grant& FI0￿rt Boxeh Stiftth8 Unr•stTrkt•d 202S R•stAet•d 2025 Toial 2025 8Z795 .Tr5 81795 •Z795 19 forests ..•o:Art bf For '_1*