We are planting 7,206,090 trees
Our Latest Impact Statistics with veritree
7,409
Tennis courts full of trees
Based on 436,878 trees committed, restoring 193 hectares of land, approximately the size of 7,409 tennis courts.
8,116
Workdays created
Based on 436,878 trees committed, creating 8,116 workdays for local tree planters across restoration sites.
7,335
Cars off the road
When our trees reach maturity they will sequester approximately 33,739 tonnes of CO₂. Equal to removing 7,335 cars for one year.
44%
Increase in food-secure families
A four-year study of farming families in the LifeTree System found a 44% increase in food security.
7,409
Tennis courts full of trees
Based on 436,878 trees committed, restoring 193 hectares of land, approximately the size of 7,409 tennis courts.
8,116
Workdays created
Based on 436,878 trees committed, creating 8,116 workdays for local tree planters across restoration sites.
7,335
Cars off the road
When our trees reach maturity they will sequester approximately 33,739 tonnes of CO₂. Equal to removing 7,335 cars for one year.
44%
Increase in food-secure families
A four-year study of farming families in the LifeTree System found a 44% increase in food security.
Reforestation types
Agroforestry
Agroforestry combines trees, crops, and sometimes animals on the same piece of land to create productive and resilient ecosystems. By mimicking natural forest structures, these systems improve soil health, increase water retention, and diversify income sources for local farmers.
Examples include shade-grown coffee or fruit trees interplanted with staple crops, creating approaches that strengthen food security while restoring degraded land.
Post-wildfire
After severe wildfires, natural recovery may take decades. In some regions, the original forest may never return, and the landscape can be taken over by bushy shrubland.
The post-wildfire restoration projects reintroduce native tree species chosen for local ecological suitability and resilience to changing climate conditions. These efforts rebuild forest structure, restore soil stability, and help ecosystems recover their long-term function and biodiversity.
Mangroves
Mangroves are unique coastal forests composed of salt-tolerant tree species that thrive in intertidal zones where land meets sea. They serve as natural infrastructure, buffering against storm surges and coastal erosion, and their extensive root systems stabilize shorelines and trap sediments.
Mangrove forests are among the planet’s most effective carbon sinks, storing vast amounts of carbon in both biomass and waterlogged soils. These ecosystems also protect communities from coastal erosion, filter pollutants, and support fisheries that many people depend on for food and income.
Carbon sequestered from our forest
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Our Sustainability Story
*6,769,212 Previously Funded Trees
Since 2007, we have planted over 6.5 million trees with our original tree planting partner Trees For The Future.
We began a specific tree-planting project in 2020 in the Tabora region of Tanzania. There, we planted almost 3 million trees through the Forest Garden approach, an agroforestry farming practice that provides farmers and their communities with diversified crops and plants year after year. Our planting continues and we can't wait for you to be a part of planting the next 7 million trees.
veritree is not responsible for the accuracy and verification of previously funded trees
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Nature-Based Solutions?
'Nature-Based Solutions' is a technical term that simply describes an action that results in either avoided deforestation or enhancing a carbon sink through reforestation or ecosystem restoration.
According to analysis by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey, Nature-Based Solutions are a cost-effective means to deliver up to one-third of the emissions reduction needed by 2030 as part of the net zero transition to achieve a 2-degree pathway.
Moreover, investment in Nature-Based Solutions, when done well, can accrue co-benefits that help address other societal challenges while being good for business, people, and nature. However, when done badly, the investment may do more harm than good.
Where does veritree plant trees?
veritree works with planting organizations across the globe to verify Nature-based Solutions (NbS) projects. They are initially launching the platform with planting projects in Canada, Kenya, Madagascar, United States, and Tanzania with plans to quickly expand to more sites in the coming months.
The veritree platform was built to be easily used by any restoration practitioner looking to develop and operate high-quality NbS projects. Their ground-level monitoring tools enable planting organizations in any location in the world to scale NbS. This enables veritree to connect planting organizations with corporate partners and donors to support their restoration initiatives.
How does veritree ensure the trees that are planted are protected?
veritree works closely with local communities to demonstrate the long-term value restored forests bring to their families. Through education and direct involvement in monitoring and reporting, local communities develop a sense of ownership over their trees, supporting effective, long-term forest stewardship.
Note: As with all nature-based restoration, not all trees are expected to remain in place throughout their full projected lifespan. Growth progress tracking is built into veritree's methodology to account for this. Survivability rates vary by ecosystem type, species, and region and are tracked at the site level.
How does veritree estimate its carbon sequestration rate?
veritree acknowledges that estimating carbon is complex and remains an evolving area of practice.
Current estimates draw on averages from a cross-section of academic studies. Key variables in veritree's estimation model include: species planted (including maturity age), forest type, region, and average tree survivability.
Where primary data are unavailable, veritree applies conservative secondary data, proxy data, or assumptions to avoid overestimating outcomes. veritree continues to build academic partnerships to improve its methodology over time.
Note: All carbon sequestration figures are indicative in nature. Given the current degree of uncertainty in measurement and calculation methods for nature-based carbon sinks, these totals should be treated as estimates rather than verified outcomes. These figures are independent of any third-party carbon neutral certification calculations.
How does veritree ensure permanence and additionality of its project portfolio?
veritree supports projects that are creating new impact rather than duplicating what would have occurred anyway, and that this impact is built to last.
veritree collaborates closely with corporate partners and local planting partners from project design through planting and beyond, working to ensure that new carbon sinks are created in areas and conditions where restoration would not otherwise have taken place.
To support permanence, veritree conducts on-the-ground monitoring. Long-term remote sensing tools, such as satellite imagery, are used to track forest growth and health.
While these measures are designed to give projects the best possible chance of lasting impact, it is important to note that permanence cannot be fully guaranteed in nature-based restoration. Ongoing monitoring is part of how veritree manages for this uncertainty.
What do veritree's 3 levels of verification mean?
Level 1 - The first level of verification is complete once planting planters have submitted their planting form, activities, and applicable evidence through veritree's Collect App.
Level 2 - During the second level of verification, planting site management (leads and supervisors) check the data and information submitted via a planting site review and data check.
Level 3 - The third and final level of verification is conducted by veritree. At this stage all submitted data and evidence is analyzed by their internal machine learning algorithms to check for accuracy.