Formation | 2018 |
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Founded at | Grimaldi Forum, Monaco |
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Official language | English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese |
Parent organization | Plant-for-the-Planet |
Affiliations | UNEP |
Website | trilliontreecampaign |
Formerly called | Billion Tree Campaign |
The Trillion Tree Campaign is a project which aims to plant one trillion trees worldwide.[1] It seeks to repopulate the world's trees and combat climate change as a nature-based solution. The project was launched at PlantAhead 2018 in Monaco by Plant-for-the-Planet.[2][3][4][5] In the fall of 2018, the project's official website was published in order to register, monitor, and donate trees to reforestation projects around the world.[5][6] The campaign is a continuation of the activities of the earlier Billion Tree Campaign, instigated by Wangari Maathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement in Africa in 1977.
As of 30 May 2021[update], 164 restoration projects participate in the campaign and 13.96 billion (1.396% of the goal) trees have been planted worldwide.[7]