Trees – if planted in the right way – play a crucial role in regenerating ecosystems and supporting local communities. Learn more about Ecosia's projects, the difference between monocultures and mixed forests, and how trees can change lives.
Our current tree-planting program in has shown us what a powerful effect tree-planting can have, for the environment as well as for the communities involved.
We are very excited to tell you that, from now on, your searches on Ecosia are helping us finance 3 tree-planting programs in total!
One of the reforestation projects we support is located in the Sahel region in Burkina Faso.
2015 was Ecosias’s most impactful year yet since its founding six years ago.
We wanted to find out, and that’s why we conducted an interview with members of the communities of Lilengo and Béléhédé.
Your searches on Ecosia are bringing rainfall, lakes and rivers back to Burkina Faso in western Africa. The tree-planting program that we ar
They may still look tiny, but these two brave little sprouts of Acacia Senegal are the first of the trees you helped us plant in Burkina Fas
Ecosia has always been about maximizing its positive impact on the world. To achieve that impact, we aim to support the best possible tree-p
The word “Lilengo” actually means “barren soil” in local languages in Burkina Faso. A name that doesn’t quite fit the town anymore, after th
More than 700,000 trees have been planted since the relaunch last August – pretty unbelievable for less than a year of Ecosians searching an
What a milestone! Thanks to Ecosia users searching, shopping and spreading the word, we’re now planting one new tree every 60 seconds. Pret
