Most tree planting hurts the climate. How we're fixing it.

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  • Опубліковано 6 січ 2025

КОМЕНТАРІ • 277

  • @Agentdude
    @Agentdude Місяць тому +178

    It's a shame that so much time, money, and effort is being wasted on ineffective ecosystem restoration. I applaud Ecosia's effort into trying to improve the system!

    • @ohneElektrizität
      @ohneElektrizität 21 день тому

      Gut gemeint ist noch lange nicht gut gemacht.

    • @epicgame6426
      @epicgame6426 16 днів тому +1

      If you use water instead of toilet paper, you can protect millions of trees. Don't you think you should also educate people?

  • @sarahraynore6713
    @sarahraynore6713 Місяць тому +244

    I spent the first three minutes really confused because "how could they have gotten it so wrong to choose that tree for the video???". Well played Fátima, well played

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  Місяць тому +32

      😉

    • @bozku8815
      @bozku8815 Місяць тому

      @@Ecosia Sorry Ecosia but You travel too much with Air-Plane as Climate Organisation, in a Social Responsibility Rolle. You are not good enough.
      But maybe later !
      Lg

    • @Atimatimukti
      @Atimatimukti Місяць тому +2

      ​@@bozku8815you miss the all idea. Being negative does not help anything, anywhere. Why are you using Internet, it spends so much energy and water?!

    • @gruttewibe76
      @gruttewibe76 Місяць тому +32

      @@bozku8815 Have you measured their travels and compared it to their positive impacts?

    • @bozku8815
      @bozku8815 Місяць тому

      @ Positiv impact is Positiv Impcat. Travel with Co2 Bomb Maschine, every Video, is what it is.

  • @gamingtonight1526
    @gamingtonight1526 Місяць тому +117

    So proud! I have been using Ecosia for over 15 years! They tell me I have helped build 189 trees! I sleep well at night!

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  Місяць тому +14

      @@gamingtonight1526 you’ve been with us since the start then 💚

    • @robbiejames1540
      @robbiejames1540 Місяць тому +16

      Not any longer, as the tree counter is gone, for no discernible reason... Bring it back please!!! Why do all companies these days insist on removing functionality and making their products worse? I love Ecosia and it's goals, and want to see it succeed - and the tree counter was a unique, fun feature that made a user more likely to stick with Ecosia.

    • @Lena_AL
      @Lena_AL 29 днів тому

      ​@@robbiejames1540I think they should bring back the tree counter too! I've been using ecosia for a 8 months but i don't know how many trees i have planted. But i completly love ecosia, and even without the tree counter i will still continue to use ❤❤ a big thank you from Brazil here 🇧🇷❤ love ecosia❤❤❤

    • @ohneElektrizität
      @ohneElektrizität 21 день тому

      @@robbiejames1540 Der Baumzähler als Gesamtsumme ist nach wie vor da. Der persönliche Zähler wird ohnehin geleert, wenn man einen Virenscanner startet.

    • @roberttewnion1690
      @roberttewnion1690 12 днів тому +1

      I've used Ecosia for many years too. Only just found the UA-cam channel though. How do you find out this information?

  • @Bosslayer-dr1sh
    @Bosslayer-dr1sh Місяць тому +115

    I've said it many times and I'll say it again; this is the ONLY corporation I truly like. Ecosia and all the brilliant people behind it can never be underestimated, and this service is underrated as hell.

  • @CoralWatches
    @CoralWatches Місяць тому +21

    Damn... Now THIS, as an environemntal geographer, is something I'd like to see every day ! Thank you Ecosia, you really show that you care not just about the image that you have, but more importantly about the lasting effects you have on the social-ecological systems you influence, as a true environmental organisation. I am grateful for you guys !

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  28 днів тому +3

      🥹🙏🏾

  • @tijsv6486
    @tijsv6486 Місяць тому +41

    I hope, this initiative will direct more funds to projects that have a positive impact.

  • @SACRAMx
    @SACRAMx Місяць тому +23

    We will be deploying The Global Biodiversity Standard in many of our upcoming projects. Love to see real outcomes based in sound science from an independent organization. Absolutely Necessary!!

    • @wordzmyth
      @wordzmyth Місяць тому +1

      Where are you based? I wish Aotearoa NZ could move past large damaging pine monoculture

  • @helenwinter3320
    @helenwinter3320 Місяць тому +12

    can't believe I've been using ecosia for 5 years now, it has been so great to watch their evolution. I think this label will be so helpful, so i hope it gets the recognition it deserves ^^

  • @apoet9144
    @apoet9144 Місяць тому +14

    So proud to be a part of this change, even in a small way by using Ecosia. I can only contribute more from here.

  • @KadenzJade6447
    @KadenzJade6447 Місяць тому +15

    This actually got me hooked up on how trees planting projects actually should have more thought into them, good job.

  • @Trondborg
    @Trondborg Місяць тому +70

    Can't wait for the first Billion Trees planted together with the great and wonderful Ecosia Comunity. Thanks you all! 💚

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  Місяць тому +5

      @@Trondborg this🥺🫶

    • @ohneElektrizität
      @ohneElektrizität 21 день тому +1

      Ich erwarte erst einmal die 222.222.222

  • @TheRealNadelbaum
    @TheRealNadelbaum 5 днів тому +2

    You are not only trying to make the world a better place but also develop methods so that others can do better. That's so awesome.

  • @uufruity
    @uufruity 10 днів тому +1

    I never thought deeply on tree projects conducted by corporations. I just thought…”Oh, goodie, trees are being planted! That’s good.” I didn’t think to question where they planted those trees? Why did they really plant those trees? What trees did they plant? Will those trees planted actually benefit the environment? Thanks for this educational video!
    Sometimes I need to remind myself that not everything is so black and white because actions made to “help the environment” can be a disguise for greenwashing, and not everyone (like me) realize that immediately.

  • @Ermude10
    @Ermude10 Місяць тому +22

    Hell yeah! Good work Ecosia!

  • @kalayaanlinus
    @kalayaanlinus Місяць тому +13

    big shoutout to you guys our grandchildren will thank you one day

  • @warionumber2
    @warionumber2 Місяць тому +6

    I'm really happy to see there is actually some kind of effort being made to ensure a good biodiversity system out there, Thank you for your work!

  • @snailboy5610
    @snailboy5610 Місяць тому +9

    Same thing happened in the uk in the late 70s / early 80s. There was a massive tree planting project. I’m just old enough to remember some stories in Newsround etc. All the trees were planted and then just left. Guess what! They all died apparently. When I heard about this and remembered the old news stories, I was like ‘oh yeah, what happened to the trees!’ Anyway, well done. Great idea. Let’s hope it has a big impact

    • @toberwine
      @toberwine 19 днів тому +3

      I was born in the UK in 1973. Recently I came across a leaflet my parents must have saved called “Plant a Tree in ‘73”. I became a forester, and have planted and cared for tens of thousands of trees during my career, so some good must have come out of it!

  • @soulfulgardener
    @soulfulgardener 16 днів тому +2

    I’ve been using Evosia since you released the search we gone, so happy to hear an update and stories of what’s effective. Love the focus on biodiversity🌟

  • @chlorophyllheart
    @chlorophyllheart 14 днів тому +1

    I hope the biodiversity certificate works.
    It makes me feel so hopeless when tree planting projects are done wrong (all the trees died, wrong type, not monitored, etc).
    Like the logging companies that illegally chop down trees then do a greenwash tree planting where they aren't monitored at all or done well. It makes me so sad. I really hope this certificate stops at least some greenwashing.

  • @Elisa-et1gi
    @Elisa-et1gi 26 днів тому +3

    Thank you Ecosia!!! I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. I am very happy that Ecosia has taken up this issue and solved it so excellently.

  • @jobbevermandere8107
    @jobbevermandere8107 Місяць тому +10

    Really great work! Hope this reaches a lot of people!

  • @StevenKHarrison
    @StevenKHarrison Місяць тому +5

    I'm not what anyone would call an activist, but I've been using Ecosia for many years now. I like the idea that it makes at least a small difference and NOT using the Google-monster is a big plus for me.

    • @annanelson6830
      @annanelson6830 24 дні тому +1

      What do you mean by “Google-monster.” I am watching this on UA-cam. 🙏

  • @rjung_ch
    @rjung_ch Місяць тому +10

    I use Ecosia since a few years now, thanks guys!
    What you are doing is just beautiful! 👍💪✌

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  28 днів тому +2

      Thanks for the support and for watching 💛

  • @Nemrai
    @Nemrai 18 днів тому +1

    In the last few years I've planted acorns(from my towns oldest oak, that is several hundred years old), horse chestnuts, and a few others in forests around where I live. Every year I've also went back and checked on as many as possible(I don't remember every single one sadly), seeing if they've grown, if they still live, removing competing and much faster growing young trees in a certain distance around them. And so on. Many of them are doing well so far. It's also interesting to see the differences in growth where they really thrive vs where they haven't done as well.

  • @sabinelemon
    @sabinelemon 15 днів тому +1

    Fátima and Antonia, the beautiful pulsating heart of Ecosia 💜

  • @blackforestguy5002
    @blackforestguy5002 День тому

    Thanks for trying to make a difference !! A little hope for the world and its species.

  • @MegaThefuture
    @MegaThefuture Місяць тому +24

    Ecosia being the Hero of today's world, this will go down in history.

  • @deeclark386
    @deeclark386 Місяць тому +11

    Thank you and congratulations for your continued success

  • @eklectiktoni
    @eklectiktoni Місяць тому +1

    This is awesome! A trustworthy certification for tree planting will make a huge difference in helping regular consumers know which projects to back. It's so cool that Ecosia was directly involved in developing something like this. 💚🌎🌳

  • @AnthemUnanthemed
    @AnthemUnanthemed Місяць тому +20

    boosting for the algorithm!

  • @MariaCosta-Balogh
    @MariaCosta-Balogh Місяць тому +3

    I think this will be very important to separate greenwashing and genuine work! It will make it easier for consumers and companies to set demand on the actions they support

  • @ianithompson4239
    @ianithompson4239 15 днів тому

    That's a reason I also support I. T. F ( International Tree Foundation) as they have been getting it right for over 100 years, supporting local communities, native species and empowering women and communities. Richard St Barbe Baker was concerned about this in 1922.....

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  11 днів тому

      Yes! 🙌🏽

  • @nicnordic6143
    @nicnordic6143 Місяць тому +8

    Love your work 👍

  • @bikingbirder2010
    @bikingbirder2010 Місяць тому +11

    Can we PLEASE go back to a time when one had one's internet search count using ECOSIA shown as the number of trees planted? I loved knowing how many trees my searches planted and would love to know again! Why the change?

    • @robbiejames1540
      @robbiejames1540 Місяць тому +5

      THIS^^^ Why did Ecosia remove one of it's best features??? We know it's not the exact number, but it's really fun to see an estimate anyway!

    • @a.o.e7168
      @a.o.e7168 19 днів тому +1

      I actually agree

    • @a.o.e7168
      @a.o.e7168 19 днів тому +1

      ​@@robbiejames1540 True Agree!!

  • @-JoseGarcia-
    @-JoseGarcia- Місяць тому +7

    🎉 great initiative!

  • @Fjsbdjdh
    @Fjsbdjdh 29 днів тому +2

    In Western Australia the road guys don’t allow tree planting within 10m of a road reserve because of road safety.
    Our canopy cover is abysmal as it is.

  • @Wilfoe
    @Wilfoe 8 днів тому +1

    Thanks for the lesson! Well done!

  • @overflow7276
    @overflow7276 23 дні тому

    Thank you Ecosia for giving reforestation so much thoughts and love! You are amazing!

  • @anne-alexandreadelaide7972
    @anne-alexandreadelaide7972 24 дні тому

    Merci de nous permettre d'agir à notre échelle un peu tous les jours pour aider la biodiversité, c'est tellement important, bravo à vous

  • @AlThurayya7
    @AlThurayya7 20 днів тому

    Thank you not only for the work done but educating us on how to do it effectively, this is really important! 🙏🏾💚💚💚

  • @devonrd
    @devonrd Місяць тому +2

    Truly appreciate the work that this organization is doing!

  • @Sueuhevffbcjjidis
    @Sueuhevffbcjjidis Місяць тому +3

    I have a class presentation on Ecosia

  • @davidpowell7614
    @davidpowell7614 22 дні тому

    Great news, thank you. You inspired me to do the research and get my iphone switched to Ecosia. Now all my devices are helping trees! I sent this video to friends, you deserve more views.

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  18 днів тому

      Thank you so much 💛

  • @danielfaustinoni1008
    @danielfaustinoni1008 Місяць тому +1

    thank you for the great work! I have been with you since 2017 and have never regretted it. You may not be enrolling AI into the research method, but you are definitely enrolling real human intelligence into the work you do for this planet. Love from a user

  • @NurGarciaTerrassa
    @NurGarciaTerrassa Місяць тому

    Ecosia is one of the best initiatives I know

  • @imstargazing9120
    @imstargazing9120 Місяць тому +2

    Such important work, thank you!!!

  • @anomanees
    @anomanees Місяць тому +1

    This is amazing to hear. I hope it spreads far and wide!

  • @OneImmortalSun
    @OneImmortalSun 12 днів тому +1

    Love it. So maybe we someday get to read headlines like „China and the U.S. are planting 100 Billion biodiversity certified trees and are announcing the end of nationalism, so that we all join together and live in unity and peace 🕺💃🤗❤️✨🌱💫“ hehe 🤗❤️

  • @wendychavez5348
    @wendychavez5348 28 днів тому

    Thank you for educating us about the proper ways to do this! Albuquerque, New Mexico, is infested by several types of trees that, in this climate, are basically tree-sized weeds, because they grow easily in our conditions though they aren't native species, so they've taken over and tend to squeeze out trees that actually do well in and for this area. Several former mayors &/or governors had campaigns to improve our biodiversity with these foreign species, and now we'll be working for decades to control the invasive species that are choking out our native flora. If we can get future civic leaders to turn to you for environmental advice, it would be beneficial for everyone involved! Thanks again for spreading accurate knowledge--it's always helpful!

  • @AntonColores
    @AntonColores Місяць тому +2

    "it's a burrito" at the end from the camera man 🤣🤩
    great video again 😘

  • @UnrulyVet
    @UnrulyVet Місяць тому +9

    These corps would be better off letting Ecosia manage their tree planting efforts.

  • @a.o.e7168
    @a.o.e7168 19 днів тому

    Commenting for the Algorithm! Love Ecosia! 🌳💚
    Hope more people knows this

  • @plant_trees_kg
    @plant_trees_kg 29 днів тому +4

    This is awesome! Like Fair Trade but for trees! 🌎

  • @jimstark1810
    @jimstark1810 6 днів тому

    very true. Usually tree planting that I see in forest land involves the planting of pine trees. NOTHING ELSE. This is mainly for the lumber industry. In towns and cities you see maples. Usually one kind only. What also should be addressed is the legal planting of invasive species from the Green houses and garden centers. The same goes for the pet trade.

  • @peace-c2r
    @peace-c2r 25 днів тому +1

    Yeah, reforestation is different than monoculture tree pharming. Like replacing native diversity & interplanting berries for wildlife, considering forests can give us foods, medicines, latex, fibres & dyes. Oh, and mushrooms. Don't forget the local mycorrhizal fun guys!

  • @peterashby-saracen3681
    @peterashby-saracen3681 28 днів тому

    What an excellent initiative!! There is so much ineffective tree planting going on, which is a huge waste of time and resources and only serves to fool the general public and make them disillusioned. I hope that the GBS really helps to resolve that issue. I'm glad to be with Ecosia.

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  28 днів тому

      Thanks fro watching and the lovely words 💛

  • @mffmoniz2948
    @mffmoniz2948 14 днів тому

    As a child in the rural area I grew up in, when we went higher and higher up into the mountains and forest, the trees and under bush would change.
    From fruit trees next to the fields with occasional patches of grass to feed the animals, to the spots where we colected firewood and a moss we used as bedding for the animals, all the way to the native forest that colected water from fog and kept the streams year round.
    Abandonment of the fields, fires, has unbalanced the system. 😢

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  11 днів тому

      Sorry to hear that

  • @Sophia-uc9qh
    @Sophia-uc9qh Місяць тому +1

    This is great! There also should be a space on the sticker the write a company reference number or QR code, so someone can't use the sticker to fake involvement, then you could have a website that links that number to a database of companies.

  • @viktorandersson7802
    @viktorandersson7802 20 днів тому

    We love your work!

  • @RaikSchneider-o1w
    @RaikSchneider-o1w 29 днів тому

    Congratulations Ecosia, it is really time for a more quality and integral view on such projects and so a science based certification for renaturation. Besides the best way to protect a existing healthy, biodiversity environment is not to change through human activity.

  • @Avgconsumer123
    @Avgconsumer123 22 дні тому

    Ecosia - are you doing any projects to fund clean energy? If yes, can you do a video on this topic too?
    I know your operations are powered by clean energy, but I think providing clean energy to deprived communities can also help with biodiversity conservation

  • @evelynm.8967
    @evelynm.8967 20 днів тому

    Thank you, Ecosia!

  • @arc4705
    @arc4705 13 днів тому +1

    2 questions:
    1. How do "top scientists" get involved?
    2. What do you mean by "stakeholders"?

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  11 днів тому +1

      Hey there! Thanks for watching and for your questions!
      1. Not sure we fully understand this question. Are you asking how scientists can still get involved or how they were involved in developing this certification? In any case, if you look at their website, any project (presumably led by a scientist) can reach out to get certified and, therefore, potentially involved.
      2. By stakeholders we mean everyone: the scientists and experts involved in the development of this standard, as well as the local experts/program leaders/etc and the communities on the ground.
      Hope this helps answer your question! Cheers

  • @TheFabledSCP7000
    @TheFabledSCP7000 Місяць тому +2

    You should partner with Planet Wild and Mossy Earth in this standard

  • @dommrav97
    @dommrav97 Місяць тому

    proud to be supporting such an amazing org

  • @Le_Spin
    @Le_Spin 29 днів тому

    Thank you people

  • @climateteacherjohnj7763
    @climateteacherjohnj7763 Місяць тому +8

    Good video. You didn't need the houseplant for a prop, though. I'm using Ecosia as an alternative to the google search. Ecosia plants trees. Google doesn't.

    • @bromson4459
      @bromson4459 Місяць тому

      "Oh no whatever shall we do with this houseplant, would be a shame if i had to take it home so that it does not go to waste🤑🪴" some teammember probably

    • @bromson4459
      @bromson4459 Місяць тому +3

      Or less cynical: maybe it was just a houseplant of one of the teammembers

  • @markotten1755
    @markotten1755 19 днів тому

    Love this!! Thank you for all your efforts

  • @adrianleander4045
    @adrianleander4045 27 днів тому

    Thank you Ecosia, thank you Fátima for the video

  • @JanPerezLazaro
    @JanPerezLazaro Місяць тому +1

    Thanks to you I have a opener mind!

  • @KJSvitko
    @KJSvitko Місяць тому +1

    Ecosia needs to partner with some electric cargo bicycle maker and solar panels with battery storage to power them.
    This partnership would help partners on the ground be more sustainable.

    • @jalifritz8033
      @jalifritz8033 20 днів тому +1

      Great point. I know Ecosia also founds renewable energy but your idea is brilliant.

  • @mirandelf
    @mirandelf 26 днів тому

    Great video! Go Ecosia!

  • @Lilly-Black1
    @Lilly-Black1 29 днів тому

    The most important is the soil to storage water, co2, Gases.... and colorful/diverse permaculture reforestation

  • @voiceinthenoise3357
    @voiceinthenoise3357 Місяць тому +3

    In the UK HS2 demolished swathes of ancient woodland ecosystems that take centuries to establish, and thought they could just plant rows of new saplings to counter this effect. Many of these saplings died because they weren't monitored afterwards, or didn't fit where they were planted, but all the HS2 publicity spinners wanted to do was dazzle critics with numbers. Classic greenwashing.

  • @gatomatias1
    @gatomatias1 27 днів тому

    The more you know! You guys are amazing!

  • @Aeyekay0
    @Aeyekay0 28 днів тому

    Great informational video, great work

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  28 днів тому

      Glad you liked it!! Thanks for watching!

  • @NinyangThomas
    @NinyangThomas 25 днів тому

    Very fantastic and inspiring.

  • @jelleszoon
    @jelleszoon 27 днів тому

    Well done. Awesome work!

  • @OriMeidler
    @OriMeidler Місяць тому

    Guys, you are the best! so inspiring 🌴

  • @NurGarciaTerrassa
    @NurGarciaTerrassa Місяць тому

    This is an amazing work!

  • @cev6288
    @cev6288 Місяць тому

    Another really good video, keep it going!❤

  • @taylor.london
    @taylor.london 29 днів тому

    Love the idea! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @mommy.hange0377
    @mommy.hange0377 19 днів тому

    I just hope I can see snowy winters again 😕

  • @_Jishy
    @_Jishy 29 днів тому

    Love you guys, keep up the great technogaiaism

  • @raclark2730
    @raclark2730 Місяць тому

    Much needed great work.

  • @denisehill1215
    @denisehill1215 Місяць тому +3

    Simple solution stop cutting trees down and use hemp instead for toilet paper clothing food oil to replace the use of firewood knowledge of this has been lost and needs to be returned to stop the land degradation and deforestation worldwide Hemp can also be used to replace the throwaway plastic bags stores use it is totally biodegradable

  • @user-og7vd1qp8p
    @user-og7vd1qp8p 29 днів тому +2

    That scarf at 1:14 .... grrrrr

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  28 днів тому +1

      It's clean now 🧼😂

    • @gking08
      @gking08 25 днів тому

      Fr

  • @nickpriorable
    @nickpriorable 15 днів тому

    Love this!

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  11 днів тому

      Thank you, Nick, and thanks for watching!

  • @shaul1668
    @shaul1668 24 дні тому

    Awesome ❤

  • @pedropimenta896
    @pedropimenta896 22 дні тому +1

    Come to Brazil 😢

    • @jalifritz8033
      @jalifritz8033 20 днів тому +2

      They are active in Brazil. You can look at older videos or their blog for more information.

  • @brisk_gift
    @brisk_gift Місяць тому +2

    You can show/make positive heath or more money in conservation from changes measurable trough this standard, then you can capture in plans how bountifull nature can be

  • @Brenda-m8g
    @Brenda-m8g Місяць тому +1

    Bien, hagan mas videos!

  • @4GWasFineduh
    @4GWasFineduh 21 день тому +1

    LMAO.

  • @HoboGardenerBen
    @HoboGardenerBen 28 днів тому +1

    Checked out the website, looked for more of a technical explanation about techniques within the system. Is it a design science like permaculture? Do you help educate groups into achieving that standard or is it to evaluate stuff that has already been done to show the best examples?

  • @GinkgoRobur27
    @GinkgoRobur27 Місяць тому

    Big up ecosia

  • @katrinastroud688
    @katrinastroud688 28 днів тому +1

    Is the Arbor Day Foundation a good non-profit?

  • @sonja5215
    @sonja5215 24 дні тому +1

    when she threw away the fairafric chocolate 😦😭

    • @Ecosia
      @Ecosia  18 днів тому

      Don't worry, it was caught by the marvelous Linnea (our production assistant) and we feasted on it after the shoot at -1 celsius!

  • @Acr6gAttt-mq2hr
    @Acr6gAttt-mq2hr 18 днів тому

    We should all be planting food forests in our yards

  • @muhammadjuberuddin
    @muhammadjuberuddin Місяць тому +3

    Allahumma barik

  • @anahithovhannisyan8954
    @anahithovhannisyan8954 Місяць тому

    I love this! Can it apply to smaller operations, like farms?