In Almere, land reclaimed from the Zuiderzee in the twentieth century is giving rise to an impressive example of how ecology and agriculture can be combined. On Utopia Island, the Weerwoud Foundation has created eight different agroforestry systems. The aim? To show farmers, students, and policymakers the wealth that agroforestry has to offer.
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World’s first wooden debit card lets its users plant trees as they shop
Together with Ecosia, TreeCard has launched a free wooden debit card that lets users contribute to reforestation projects when paying for everyday items. “Planting trees is a way for us all to take direct action.”
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Former Microsoft CEO to drive high-tech global land restoration efforts
Coming January, Amsterdam-based tree planting venture Land Life Company is welcoming the current CEO of Microsoft Netherlands, Ernst-Jan Stigter, as its new CEO. The news is accompanied by the announcement of a successful €6 million funding round that will ‘push the company to the next level’.
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Trees, partnerships and T-shirts: what businesses are doing on Earth Day
For the first time in history, Earth Day is celebrated almost fully online. The 50th anniversary of the annual event, which is meant to raise awareness about our impact on the environment, doesn’t seem to be lacking interest. An overview of what some businesses are doing on Earth Day.
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Land Life Company is scaling up its next-level tree planting
Since its inception in 2013, Land Life Company has captured more than 180,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. After planting a million trees last year, this year they aim to triple this number in the race to restore the earth’s two billion hectares of degraded land.
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Modvion’s wooden wind turbines will harness energy at higher altitudes
With higher altitudes come stronger and more stable winds. But to harness this energy to generate electricity, steel wind turbines are becoming larger, heavier, and more costly. Swedish construction company Modvion has found the answer to these constraints.
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A subscription service for cleaner and healthier water
During a wash, polyester and acrylic garments can easily shed half a million microfibers, which end up in the world’s waters, where they cause poisoning and genetic disruption. As a response, PlanetCare tackles microfiber pollution at the source: our washing machines. The Slovenian company has just launched its online shop, offering a monthly subscription for those who want to reduce their microplastics impact.
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Meet the new social media platform for worldwide landscape projects
Empowering people to make better, more sustainable and more transparent forest projects. It’s a goal that Germany-based company OpenForests pursues through explorer.land, an online platform that is changing the ways in which investors, donors and landscape developers communicate. Their recently launched Story Mapping app is making it even easier for companies and individuals to see the positive impact of their donations.
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London-based fashion startup overfunded within first day of crowdfunding campaign
In less than a day after launching its crowdfunding campaign, fashion brand BEEN London reached its investment target of 175,000 pounds. The London-based startup uses discarded leather to manufacture high-quality accessories.
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More and more universities are turning searches into trees
An increasing number of universities is switching to Ecosia as its default search engine. With more and more users, the German-based company is poised to reach a hundred million trees planted by early summer this year.
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