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Our recent financial reports<\/a><\/u> leave no doubt: Ecosia\u2019s growth is through the roof. This means that we\u2019ll be able to plant more trees than ever! We\u2019d like to thank everyone who uses Ecosia and has helped us to spread the word.<\/p>

We\u2019re for-planet, not-for-profit<\/h2>

In 2019, 8.5 million people switched to Ecosia to take action against the climate crisis. This growth isn\u2019t making us rich. Instead, it allows us to plant more trees, build more solar plants<\/a><\/u>, and improve our search experience by adding innovative green features<\/a><\/u>. However, planting this many trees is going to be a monumental task \u2013 an unprecedented one \u2013 and raises some practical questions.<\/p>

What are we doing immediately?<\/h2>

Our first step is to help our tree-planting projects reach their full potential. Concretely, this means that we are increasing the number of trees we\u2019re planting with our partners. We\u2019ve already announced that we\u2019re planting an extra three million trees in Brazil<\/a><\/u>, following the devastating Amazon fires. But that\u2019s not all, at all!<\/p>

We\u2019re also planting an additional four million trees in Burkina Faso<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, which will make desertified land fertile again. In Madagascar, we\u2019re planting an additional<\/strong> six million trees<\/strong> along the coast. These mangrove trees will not just store huge amounts of CO2, but will also protect the islanders against hurricanes and floods. Finally, we\u2019re planting close to a million new trees in Kenya<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, together with one of our newest partners, the Green Belt Movement. Its founder, Wangari Maathai, won the Nobel Peace Prize for her reforestation work around water catchment areas. Our growth allows us to honor her legacy by scaling what she started.<\/p>

Why isn\u2019t Ecosia planting even more trees this year?<\/h2>

Because we take tree-planting seriously. We don't plant sterile monocultures: we plant mixed, biodiverse forests. We don't plant fast-growing and invasive exotic species: we plant well-adapted (and often endangered) native trees. We work hand-in-hand with local communities to ensure that the trees survive and aren\u2019t cut down again<\/a><\/u>. We wait for favorable climatic conditions. We only partner with organizations that have a positive track record and the ability to monitor the trees over many years. There are only a few organizations in the world that meet all of these standards. We are working with many of them already, and we\u2019re about to form new partnerships in India, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and the UK.<\/p>

In short, we do not simply throw money at any organization that claims to plant trees. We have a different, longer-term plan.<\/p>

What\u2019s Ecosia\u2019s long-term tree-planting plan?<\/h2>

The future is exciting! Ecosia is currently the largest funder of sustainable tree-planting in the world. This means that we \u2013 Ecosia, our partners, and you \u2013 will be shaping the future of reforestation. Internally, we\u2019ve been calling this \u201cProject H\u201d.<\/p>

The \u201cH\u201d stands for \u201chuge\u201d and \u201cholistic\u201d. In order to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss while improving livelihoods, we need to reforest huge areas, across countries and continents, in a holistic way. \u201cProject H\u201d will do three things, in addition to sustainable reforestation: it will tackle the causes<\/em> of deforestation, e.g. by distributing solar-powered lights and more efficient stoves in areas where wood remains the main source of energy. It will involve all relevant parties, such as smallholder farmers, households, companies and governments. And it will rely on a growing network of experts in regenerative agriculture, satellite technology, and landscape restoration.<\/p>

This reforestation plan is a long-term project, but we\u2019re already hard at work to implement it, and we\u2019ll keep you up to date<\/a><\/u> with how it develops. One thing is for sure: together, we\u2019re about to have a huge, unprecedented impact.<\/p>","urlTitle":"well-plant-more-trees-than-ever","url":"\/blog\/well-plant-more-trees-than-ever\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/well-plant-more-trees-than-ever\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/ecosiashop.com\/blog\/well-plant-more-trees-than-ever\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1575388060,"updatedAt":1575388567,"publishedAt":1575388567,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":18321,"name":"Ecosia"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5de683d1ab1886.57871179.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5de683d1ab1886.57871179.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5de683d1ab1886.57871179.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":null,"metaDescription":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":1787,"title":"Why is palm oil bad for the environment?","url":"\/blog\/why-is-palm-oil-bad-for-the-environment\/","urlTitle":"why-is-palm-oil-bad-for-the-environment","division":18321,"description":"There is no such thing as a bad tree, but the way humans plant them can lead to problems. Over 25% of Indonesia's rainforests have been deforested and replaced with vast palm oil plantations. Why is palm oil bad? Because in these man-made monocultures, local wildlife can't survive and the palm tree","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5dbc629098a2b2.81971902.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5dbc629098a2b2.81971902.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":2094,"title":"Ecosia turns 10","url":"\/blog\/ecosia-turns-10\/","urlTitle":"ecosia-turns-10","division":18321,"description":"Ecosia is 10 years old! To celebrate our birthday we\u2019re looking back at our major milestones. Thanks to you, our users, we\u2019ve come so far. And we\u2019re just getting started","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5de6863eb51188.40151188.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5de6863eb51188.40151188.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":2092,"title":"The circular economy: is fast going out of fashion?","url":"\/blog\/the-circular-economy-is-fast-going-out-of-fashion\/","urlTitle":"the-circular-economy-is-fast-going-out-of-fashion","division":18321,"description":"Black Friday marks the beginning of the shopping season, which culminates in millions of unwanted gifts going to landfill. For those trying to follow a planet-conscious lifestyle, it\u2019s clear that runaway consumerism is trashing our planet \u2013 but how can we minimize our impact during the holidays and","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5de680b21fcd18.05649190.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5de680b21fcd18.05649190.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}