Arsenal Forest in Kenya enters its sixth season

Arsenal's reforestation project in Bore, Kenya, is entering its sixth season, with the club committed to planting 12,500 trees per season to offset carbon produced during matchday programme production.

More than 100 local workers have been involved in the initiative since the first tree was planted. The project has provided income for residents and helped some establish their own businesses in the Bore region.

Supporter purchases of additional trees have pushed the total to 70,015 trees planted across 70 acres after five full seasons — an area equivalent to 40 Emirates Stadium pitches.

The community recently added 4,000 trees of the blue gum variety, the first of that species in a forest predominantly made up of neem and mango trees. The decision was driven by increasingly wet conditions in Bore and concerns about a Super El Niño developing in the Indian Ocean. Blue gum tolerates both drought and flooding, while young neem saplings struggle in waterlogged soil. Introducing the new species also aids biodiversity.

Arsenal also sponsors the local men's and women's football teams — the Bore Lions and Lionesses — deepening the club's ties to the region.