One Tree Planted

One Tree Planted

Formation	2014; 7 years ago (2014)
Type	NGO, 501(c)(3)
Legal status	active
Purpose	reforestation
Headquarters	Shelburne, Vermont[1]
Area served	USA, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Pacific
Fields	Conservation, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Ecology
Founders	Matt Hill (Founder & Chief Environmental Evangelist)[2]
Key people	Mark Benthin (Board Chair)[3]
Budget	1,823,089 (December 2018)[1]
Website	onetreeplanted.org

One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) charity^[1][4] with a mission to help global reforestation efforts.^[5][6] The organization is built on a network of individuals, businesses, and schools who either donate monetarily or volunteer to help plant trees around the world. The charity was founded in 2014 by Matt Hill, and is based out of Shelburne, Vermont.^[2] The organization operates in six regions across the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Pacific. One Tree Planted works with other NGOs and governmental agencies including the United States Forest Service (USFS), World Resources Institute, and several State Forest Services and Regional Conservation Districts.^[7][4][8]

History[]

Founded in 2014 by Matt Hill, One Tree Planted's first project planted 20,000 trees.^{[citation needed]} One Tree Planted has since expanded its activity via collaborations with other environmental groups in the US and globally, actively participating in various reforestation projects. The organization gained visibility and public media attention over the years as climate change awareness grew among individuals and businesses.^[9] According to Guidestar, in 2019 One Tree Planted had 7,000 volunteers, restored 74,000 acres of landscape, and planted 4,010,962 trees in over 15 different countries.^[10]

As of December, 2020, One Tree Planted has planted more than 10 million trees^[11] around the world. Key projects included the Amazon rainforest, California,^[5] Oregon,^[12] Indonesia, Kenya and others.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2020, the charity started to participate in Australia's reforestation following the devastating bushfires in Queensland, New South Wales and other regions,^[13] and in July began a partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute to plant^[14] for biodiversity habitats and social impact. One Tree Planted is also one of the supporters of the global Trillion Trees initiative with the World Economic Forum's 1t.org platform, with a pledge to plant 50 million trees in the United States in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration^[15] (2021-2030).

Operations[]

One Tree Planted's policy is based on six "pillars" of sustainable planet environment: Air, Water, Biodiversity, Social Impact, Health and Climate.^[3][4] One Tree Planted is based out of Shelburne, Vermont, and operates perates in 6 regions across the world in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Pacific. One Tree Planted acts as an intermediary for tree planting by collecting donations from individuals, businesses and other organizations then allocating the funds to its reforestation partners for specific projects. The partners (environmental NGOs, small conservation organizations, watershed groups and local governmental agencies) use the funds to plant trees in areas they are needed most.^[16][2] One Tree Planted has collaborated in reforestation efforts with organizations such as the United States Forest Service, U.S. State Forest and Conservation Districts^[17] GE Healthcare Life Sciences,^[18] Warner Music Group,^[6] DHL,^[19] Astrazeneca^[20] and more.^[21][22][23]

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