African Rainforest Conservancy
For over two decades, African Rainforest Conservancy has been partnering on the ground with the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group to spearhead the conservation of Tanzania’s Eastern Arc and coastal forests, including the planting of over 10 million trees. With a focus on grassroots conservation and community development, projects support a network of 146 villages in eight mountain and coastal regions throughout Tanzania that are protecting over 250,000 acres of forest.
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Armenia Tree Project
Armenia Tree Project works to further Armenia’s economic and social development by mobilizing resources to fund reforestation. These vital new trees provide food, wood, environmental benefits, and opportunities for economic growth |
ARRI
The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) is a coalition of groups, including citizens, the coal industry, and government, dedicated to restoring forests on coal mined lands in the Eastern United States |
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Aeris Futuro Foundation
The Aeris Futuro Foundation has had its legal standing since 24 Feb 2006 and has developed TIME FOR FOREST Project.Their mission is to combat the global climate change as well as to protect and enrich biological diversity in Poland
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Bailey Nurseries
Bailey Nurseries is a fourth-generation family-owned nursery serving customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Throughout our long history, Bailey Nurseries has earned a reputation as a leader in the nursery industry with inventive techniques, high-quality plants and active involvement in industry organizations |
BBC: Tree O'Clock
As part of National Tree Week, the BBC put together a tree planting project called Tree O'Clock. Breathing Places and its partners encouraged thousands of people to plant trees in a World Record attempt to plant the most trees in one hour – between 11am and 12 noon on Saturday 5 December 2009 |
Bosques Sostenibles
Bosques Sostenibles is a company creating corporate forests all over Spain. Customized tree-planting projects are undertaken on behalf of environmentally conscious companies, with a view to offering long-term maintenance and sustainability |
Carbon Farmer Inc.
The Carbon Farmer Inc. plants native tree species on select parcels of previously farmed land that has been in their family for three generations. The new forests located in Canada are helping address the major environmental issues including habitat restoration and climate change, by storing carbon as they grow. Individuals, events, organizations and businesses can help bring back the forests and their Boreal benefits by purchasing The Carbon Farmer Inc.'s unique carbon offsets, known as Carbon Plus Credits |
Checkerspot
Checkerspot magazine, a publication from the Canadian Wildlife Federation, is Canada's first magazine devoted to climate change and engages and informs readers about developments in science, and current ideas and innovations that could be part of the solution. By exploring a new way of thinking, a new way of living and a new way forward, Checkerspot magazine provokes discussions about how to live responsibly in a climate-changing world. |
China Green Foundation
The China Green Foundation is registered at the Ministry of Civil Affairs and governed by the State Forestry Administration. It leads in raising private reforestation funds used for the development of forestry and acts as a bridge to encourage the society to participate in environmental protection and forestry. The China Green Foundation and China Population welfare Foundation launched an on-line tree planting initiative, www.wzjh.org.cn , to benefit provinces in the west of China. The provinces are expected to benefit substantially from the massive tree planting initiative to conquer desertification and poverty - a main challenge to development in the region |
Earth Child Institute
The "2.2 Billion: Power of One Child + One Tree" campaign is organized by the Earth Child Institute in cooperation with Power of One School founding partners: Planet2025 Network and Greener Ethiopia. The campaign intends to co-create a more prosperous and secure future driven by today's children, by planting 2.2 billion trees - one tree for each of Mother Earth's 2.2 billion people under the age of 18 |
Earth Day Network
Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. With a network of more than 22,000 partners and organizations in 190 countries, its mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment |
Far Far Away Books
Far Far Away Books's line of children books aims to engage children at an early age to become environmentally conscience. The books are printed on recycled paper and with each book, sold a tree will be planted empowering children to know and feel that they can make a difference. The trees will be planted in Brazil, Portugal, UK and USA |
Food For Life Vrindavan
'Trees for Life' or FFLV’s Environment project in India, aims at conserving and developing the natural environment and heritage of this historic and holy land. We promote practical activities with community participation through various awareness programmes, distribution and solutions |
Forest&Life
Forest&Life is a worldwide reforestation movement by and for villagers. It was created by Kinomé, a social business whose mission is to develop and scale up new ways to create sustainable incomes and increase the value of standing new forests for local communities with the objective of reducing the deforestation trends. Forest&Life aims to plant and protect 15 billion trees between by 2018 |
Food For Life Vrindavan
'Trees for Life' or FFLV’s Environment project in India, aims at conserving and developing the natural environment and heritage of this historic and holy land. We promote practical activities with community participation through various awareness programmes, distribution and solutions |
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) is an award-winning international nonprofit charity dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities, and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water |
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Global Trees Campaign
Over 8000 tree species, 10% of the world’s total, are threatened with extinction. Global Trees Campaign aims to help conserve them through information, conservation and wise use
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Green Earth Appeal
The Green Earth Appeal works with businesses wanting to demonstrate their environmental responsibility. It operates schemes such as The Food For Thought Programme which allows restaurants to give their diners the opportunity to plant a tree with every bill. Green Earth Appeal pledges to plant 10 trees for free on behalf on anyone making and fulfilling 3 simple carbon reducing pledges
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Green Belt Movement
The official site of the Green Belt Movement and its founder, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. GBM provides income and sustenance to millions of people in Kenya through the planting of trees. It also conducts educational campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights, civic empowerment, and the environment throughout Kenya and Africa
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Grow-Trees
The website offers individuals and companies worldwide, against payment, the facility of growing a tree or trees to honor or remember someone, or offset carbon emission, for which an electronic certificate is issued by the company. The marketing will appeal to the emotions of individuals/ corporate executives to grow trees as a wedding gift; to say thanks to someone; to rejoice on a birth; to celebrate a birthday; to mark an anniversary; to remember a loved one; to offset carbon emission for air travel or automobile usage; etc
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Honda TreeFund
Ten native trees are funded for every new car that Honda New Zealand sells, with another three funded by the local Honda dealer. TreeFund was developed as an opportunity for customers to become involved in the greening of their own local community and encourage local biodiversity |
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4-H Million Trees Project
The 4-H Million Trees Project was conceived after a Pacifica 4-Her decided to do something big to help combat global climate change. The goal of this project is to mobilize the approximately 7 million 4-H youth across the U.S. and Canada to participate in this project to plant 1,000,000 trees across the continent to help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. Clubs outside of the U.S. and Canada are also invited to participate
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International Tree Foundation (ITF)
Since its founding in the 1920s by Richard St Barbe Baker, International Tree Foundation has planted millions of trees globally. ITF provides funds to help communities stop deforestation by planting, protecting and promoting trees at home and abroad
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International School Brunei Million Trees Project
The Million trees project mission statement is to To support tree planting and forest conservation projects across Borneo and beyond, but especially in the areas defined as The Heart of Borneo, with the specific aims of sustaining the livelihoods of indigenous people and the biodiversity of natural forest in perpetuity
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KINOMÉ
Kinomé means "bud" in Japanese and also means "eye (me) of (no) the tree (ki)". In partnership with the most innovative corporations, scientific institutes, local communities, governments, and NGOs, Kinomé brings more economical, environmental and social value to the forests. Thereby Kinomé contributes to reverse the deforestation trend worldwide. Kinomé looks at the challenges of our times with the “eye of tree” and tries to make the most of forests as multi-functional ecosystems : providing building materials, bio-fuel, oxygen, fresh water, living soil, biodiversity, global warming mitigation, leisure and culture… for the benefit of the largest number !
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Lawyer Nursery Inc.
Lawyer Nursery Inc. is a wholesale tree nursery and tree seed company with worldwide business. It ships about 10,000,000 trees annually
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Little Memories Trees
Little Memories which is a New Zealand owned and operated business, offers an eco-friendly alternative for those special occasions in life.
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Mickman Brothers, Inc.
Founded in 1975, Mickman Brothers, Inc. is widely recognized for their conservation efforts. They strive to teach their employees the value of working in harmony with nature by setting a strong example in their own community. Together they can make the planet a better place for tomorrow
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Miller Tree Nursery
Miller Nursery which is located in Johnston, Iowa has a full service nursery along with quality landscape design and installation. The growers plant over 500 varieties of Plants
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Million Trees LA
Million Trees LA (MTLA) is a citywide initiative launched in September 2006 by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa. MTLA is a collaborative effort of the city of Los Angeles, community groups, businesses and individuals, working together to plant and provide long-term stewardship of LA's urban forest
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National Arbor Day Foundation
National Arbor Day Foundation inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees
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National Association For The Blind (Employment & Training) Manesar
NAB (E&T) Manesar carries out tree plantation and green earth awareness. Its Project Vriksha encompasses various facets like plantation, environment conferences, youth participation drives involving school children, corporate executives etc. Starting from township of Gurgaon (Delhi/NCR) it wishes to spread environment protection efforts on a pan India basis. It works on a low cost model with voluntary participation of masses through innovative methods |
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Naturefund
Naturefund is a nature conservation organization, whose aim is to buy land for nature and protect habitat for the great variety of species. With climate change in mind, Naturefund buys forests in order to replant and replenish. Naturefund is currently protecting one of the largest rainforest areas in Central America and has so far planted more than 20,000 trees
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Planet Ark
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day is Australia's largest community tree-planting event. Since Tree Day started in 1996 more than 2 million volunteers have planted over 12 million native trees and shrubs, helping to promote biodiversity, provide habitat for native wildlife, and prevent soil erosion and salinity. National Tree Day is a year round campaign, that also includes other key events like Schools Tree Day – a special day for students to plant trees, and Tropical Tree Day – designed to accommodate the best planting times and conditions for the tropical north of Australia. The focus of National Tree Day is the long term care and growth of native plant communities
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Plant-a-tree-today.com
Though the effects of deforestation and global warming can't be completely reversed, Plant-a-tree-today assists in the discovery of how planting trees can help to combat climate change, provide sustainable economic development for developing countries and poor rural communities, and reduce the effects of natural disasters
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Plant a Tree Campaign
Plant a Tree is an individual responsibility initiative. It focuses on not only tree planting but also on aftercare of the trees. People are requested to adopt a tree and care for it. It is a very low cost and highly participative initiative. They encourage people to plant trees on their birthdays, anniversaries and other days of remembrance
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Plant-for-the-Planet
Plant-for-the-Planet is an initiative that fosters children’s participation and leadership. It aims to support and motivate children across the world in order to shape their future. As a tool for this goal, Plant-for-the-Planet offers a Global Children’s Participation Platform. By participating in global matters, children from around the world demonstrate that they want and need to be included in decisions that affect their future. Planting trees is one powerful expression of that need
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PRAIS Foundation
PRAIS Foundation, as initiator, together with its Romanian institutional partners: the Ministry of Environment and the National Environmental Guard have successfully co-operated since 2006 to develop a national planting movement “Millions of People, Millions of Trees”. This movement is open to all Romanian companies, foundations, organizations and state institutions, with a view to planting trees. The trees are planted every autumn and spring
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Reforest' Action
Reforest'Action gives everybody the opportunity to plant trees online friends and colleagues on a personalized parcel of land. Trees are planted in developing countries with the support of Trees and Life, a global reforestation movement
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Reforest the Tropics (RTT)
An official UNFCCC/ Joint Implementation Project between the United States and Costa Rica that is involved in establishing carbon-offset forests in Costa Rica to develop and demonstrate a model to balance United States CO2 emissions |
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Replant New Orleans
Replant New Orleans provides trees to residents in neighborhoods throughout the city, from early Fall to late spring, through their Neighborhood Tree Planting program. Striving for sustainability and longevity of the trees they help plant, the organization provides long term tree care information, workshops, and consultation, with an emphasis on grassroots community involvement, economic and civic improvement and environmental health
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Runway to Green
Runway to Green is bringing together some of the world's top designers to help raise awareness about the environment. Each designer will create an exclusive fashion item for the Runway to Green Collection that will be sold in selected retail stores around the globe withe a portion of the proceeds going to support organizations that are at the forefront of green initiatives
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI Inc.)
SFI Inc. is a fully independent, charitable organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management that works with conservation groups, local communities, resource professionals, landowners, organizations and individuals who share the passion for responsible forest management. Its forest certification standard is based on principles that promote sustainable forest management, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, and Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value |
Sustainable Harvest International
Sustainable Harvest International helps farmers reverse rainforest destruction with sustainable land-use practices that allow them to take control of their environmental and economic destinies |
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Taking Action - Forests
An Environmental Guide for you and your Community
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Temes Aegean
TEMES is a premier developer of luxury mixed-use resorts in the Mediterranean region. Costa Navarino in Messinia is its flagship development. At the heart of the company’s business philosophy is its commitment to environmental and social responsibility with the aim of achieving sustainable tourism development in complete harmony with the natural environment and traditions of the destination
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The ChariTREE Foundation
The ChariTREE Foundation is Canada's children's tree planting organization which has been giving trees to children in Canada and around the world since 2006. This year The ChariTREE Foundation has partnered with the Canadian Camping Association to plant almost 10,000 trees across Canada. Children at 47 summer camps will have the opportunity to plant a tree, make a wish for the planet and return each summer to see how their tree has grown
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Tree Appeal
Tree Appeal bridges the gap between business and the environment by planting trees, sponsored by their corporate partners. Since 2004, they have helped responsible businesses to reduce their environmental footprint and continue to do so by planting many thousands of trees every year. Tree Appeal plants only broad-leaf trees, native to the British Isles, such as oak, ash and beech primarily to encourage woodland habitats and promote biodiversity. In addition, Tree Appeal emphasizes social benefits, particularly where there is an educational aspect, and have planted trees in schools and colleges under their 'Trees for Schools' initiative |
Trees and Health
Médicos Descalzos (Spain) works to provide free natural therapies to the poor. This NGO is involved in environmental issues such as recycling, energy-saving and tree planting. Tree planting activities include reforesting areas that have affected by forest fires, the creation of urban gardens and planting selected medicinal and fruit trees |
Tree Link
The Tree Link site provides information, research, and networking for people working in urban and community forestry. Their aim is to raise awareness and support for healthy urban forests |
TreeCycle
Shrenik Rao is the Founder and Creative Director of Dolsun Media. He has worked across cultures and continents as an academic, broadcaster and a filmmaker. He created the environmental initiative, titled TreeCycle, for which he cycled along the length of India for 4,100 Kms and raised a pledge of three million trees in support of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Billion Tree Campaign |
Trees Instead
The mission of Tree Instead is to Position the Service of Dedicating trees for any occasion in the mind of consumers all over the world.Currently TI is collaborating on Reforestation Projects in all the US States, Canada, The Amazon (Colombia & Brazil) and Israel |
Tree2mydoor
Tree2mydoor is a tree gifts company that has been and is responsible for giving consumers another choice in the gift industry - to buy locally grown trees instead of mass produced imported goods. Tree2mydoor works with tree conservation charities to help save threatened tree species around the world |
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The State of Parana in Brazil
The State of Parana in Brazil has developed an environmental restoration programme in order to plant 90 million seedlings of forest native species.
The “Riparian Forest Programme” started in November 2003. Developed by the Parana State government, this project has an ambitious target: to plant 90 million of native trees for the restoration of forests. Coordinated by the Secretary of State for Environment and Water Resources, the priority of the programme is to restore the riparian zones in the state.The governmental team has planted 61,522,741 seedlings all over the state. This will benefit 57,750 people in rural and urban areas located in 399 municipal districts
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Tree Tree Hub
The Tree Hub is a social enterprise supporting companies and individuals in the development of corporate responsibility programs, sustainable development and environment awareness and education. The Tree Hub focuses on forest-related projects and themes aimed at bringing people and ideas around trees. Leveraging on the growth of social networks, through the unique concept of the Virtual Forest, communities of individuals, companies, entrepreneurs, clients, students are brought together to create a marketplace |
Wali Pohon Masigit Kareumbi
Wali Pohon Masigit Kareumbi is a tree adoption scheme in Indonesia launched in 2008. Since its inception, the organization has planted close to 19,000 trees which the members also care for |
WeForest
WeForest is an NGO that seeks to empower local communities to reforest their environment, train them in permaculture techniques, educate them on the value of food forests: increased income, reduced water shortage and soil erosion. Their target is to halt climate change by achieving a 2% increase in cloud cover through sustainable reforestation |
White Clay Wild and Scenic Program
The Watershed Management Committee for White Clay Creek, a United States National Wild and Scenic River, has initiated a Reforestation Project to improve and protect stream health. Its goal is to reforest 6,300 acres in our upper watershed to protect residential water supply and recreational opportunities as well as animal habitat |
Wollemi Pine
Wollemi Australia Pty Ltd is a subsidiary company of Forestry Plantations Queensland, the principal commercial plantation forest grower in Queensland. The Botanic Gardens Trust (Sydney) has licensed Wollemi Australia Pty Ltd to propagate and market the Wollemi Pine in Australia and internationally. A key conservation strategy of the Wollemi Pine Recovery Plan is to protect the wild population of these unique plants to ensure Wollemi Pines are growing in gardens, homes, and parks around the world |
Yachay Wasi
Yachay Wasi, which means House of Learning in Quechua, is a non-governmental organization based in Cusco, Peru and in New York City, USA. The organization launched a campaign to plant one million native trees in the Circuit of Four Lakes -Lagunas acopia, Pomacanchi, Mosoqllacta and Pampamarca in the Peruvian Andes. The Indigenous communities living around the four lakes will nature and take care of the trees which will include; Escallonia resinosa (Chachacomo), Polylepis incana (Qeuna) and Buddleja coriacea (Qolle) |
Youth 4 a better future campaign
The Campaign brings together youth-led and Youth focused CBO's, youth groups and individual young people for social change in Kenya |
7000Trees.com
Combat Global Warning: Plant a Tree Take Part in a Global Art / Tree Event - A tree planting scheme that enables people to post photos of tree plantings and dedicate them to friends. This project is also a commemoration of Joseph Beuys' early ecological action of planting 7000 oak trees in Kassel, Germany in the 1980 |
Ripley County Farms
Ripley County Farms is a family owned hardwood seedling nursery.We are a state inspected and licensed nursery in Missouri primarily for the conservation and reforestation landowner |
Reforestamos México
Mexican Carbon Calculator is an inter-agency project developed by the National Institute of Ecology, Mexico and Reforestamos Pronatural Mexico. |
Vi Agroforestry
Vi Agroforestry is an international NGO based in Sweden. Vi Agroforestry is specialised in supporting small-scale farmers in the area of agroforestry, sustainable agriculture and climate change and has been contributing to the planting of more than 100 million trees in the Lake Victoria Basin (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda) since start 1983. |