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Business related, Sustainability
Green Leadership: Driving Sustainable Practices in an Organisation
In the era of environmental awareness, the call for sustainability echoes louder than ever. For organizations vested in the future of our planet, like tree-planting entities, leading the charge toward a greener tomorrow is not just an option—it’s a responsibility. At the heart of this...
Tree Planting
Everything You Need to Know About the Types of Forests
Step into a world where forests are more than just trees—they’re the pulse of our planet. From the Amazon’s rich biodiversity to the resilient mangroves of the Sundarbans, explore the diverse ecosystems shaping our world. Join me as we delve into the importance of forest...
Sustainability
How to Travel Sustainably: A Guide for Eco-Conscious Explorers
Embark on a journey of sustainability! Discover how sustainable travel nurtures the environment, empowers local communities, and celebrates cultural heritage. Learn practical tips to minimize your footprint and maximize your impact. Join us in shaping a brighter future for travel and the planet. Sustainable travel...
Carbon Related, Tree Planting
The Signs of a Healthy Forest
Discover the secrets of forest vitality! Delve into the intricate web of life, from diverse vegetation to resilient ecosystems. Explore innovative monitoring techniques and learn how you can champion forest health. Join us in safeguarding these vital ecosystems for generations to come. Forests are the...
Carbon Related
How to calculate CO2 sequestration
Written by Wika Wulandari, Forestry and Carbon Specialist EcoMatcher. In the intricate and dynamic ecosystems of forests, a crucial ecological process is unfolding that has significant implications for our planet’s carbon balance. Tropical forests are adept at producing 34% of oxygen [1]. This capability is...
Tree Planting
Planting for the Future: A Guide to Tree Planting
On a crisp autumn weekend, a group of volunteers from a local environmental organisation gathered in a suburban park for a tree-planting event. Among them was David, a gardener with a passion for urban planting. As he selected a spot to plant his oak sapling,...
Business related, Technologies
Elevate the impacts of events and conferences with Scan2Plant
Hong Kong, November 22, 2023 — EcoMatcher, a leading global green-tech company committed to combating deforestation and promoting sustainable practices, is thrilled to unveil its ground-breaking latest innovation, Scan2Plant, designed to elevate the impact of events and conferences to help foster a greener planet. With Scan2Plant, event and...
Climate Related
Wetlands and Why They Matter
Summary: Wetlands, essential for biodiversity, water regulation, and climate balance, are often undervalued. They act as natural filters, purifying water and reducing the need for man-made treatment facilities. Serving as wildlife habitats and carbon stores, wetlands also contribute to flood control. However, human activities threaten them,...
Climate Related
Navigating the Climate Crisis: Essential Reads, Watches, and Listens
Our planet is at a pivotal juncture. Climate change, a consequence of various anthropogenic activities, reshapes landscapes, affects biodiversity, and alters global weather patterns. The cascading effects touch every aspect of our lives, from food to places we call home. To navigate these complex challenges...
Climate Related, Sustainability
What is biodiversity and why does it matter?
Summary: Biodiversity encompasses the rich variety of life on Earth, including genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. Genetic diversity ensures species adaptability, while species diversity represents the multitude of life forms. Ecosystem diversity encompasses various habitats and their essential services. Biodiversity is vital for ecosystem resilience, essential...
Technologies
Introducing TreeApp 4.0 with TreeTracker 3D
Hong Kong, October 18, 2023 — EcoMatcher, a leading green-tech company committed to combating deforestation and promoting sustainable practices, is thrilled to announce version 4.0 of its consumer TreeApp for iOS and Android. TreeApp 4.0 introduces a range of innovative new features and improvements designed to...
Climate Related
Why rainforests matter
Rainforests, dense tropical or subtropical forests with over 2,000 mm of annual rainfall, are critical for our planet’s health. They house immense biodiversity, act as carbon sinks, regulate the water cycle, and offer economic resources. Despite their significance, they face severe threats, including deforestation, agriculture...
Technologies
The Imperative of Cybersecurity in a Digital World
Written by Clyve Lo-A-Njoe, Cyber Security Officer EcoMatcher In a world where digitization is no longer a choice but a necessity, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. Every day, vast amounts of data are transferred across the internet, from personal details to sensitive corporate...
Climate Related, Sustainability
How to Involve Children in Climate Action
Discover the importance of involving children in climate action. Children, like six-year-old Emily, are increasingly aware of environmental changes and are eager to make a difference. Education, easy home initiatives, school involvement, and tree planting are effective ways to engage them in the fight against...
Carbon Related
All You Need to Know about Digital Pollution
Discover the hidden side of our digital world! 🌐💻 Ever wondered where all that ‘cloud’ data lives? Not in the sky, but energy-hungry data centers. Digital pollution, from e-waste to carbon emissions, is real. Learn how individuals and organizations can fight it. 🌍🌳 Imagine this: You’re scrolling through...
WHY TREES?
Your go-to page for tree facts & resources
As the lungs of our planet, tree-planting is one of the most impactful ways to protect the environment and communities
Tree facts you should know about
Sources: EcoMatcher, WWF, Houselogic, Stanford University, UN, World Economic Forum, UC Davis, UNEP
How does a tree sequester carbon?
Forests sequester carbon by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transforming it into biomass through photosynthesis. Sequestered carbon is then accumulated in the form of biomass, deadwood, litter, and forest soils. The contribution of forests to carbon cycles has to be evaluated taking also into account the use of harvested wood, e.g. wood products storing carbon for a certain period of time, or energy generation releasing carbon in the atmosphere.
Why is transparency in tree-planting important?
Transparent tree-planting offers consumers and companies insights into where their contribution is going. It prevents greenwashing, ensuring you support organizations who plant every tree they commit to, and look after them. Transparency holds every player in the supply chain accountable, ensuring the most ethical practices, and real impact on the planet. At EcoMatcher, we are committed to investing in leading technologies that ensure the next level of transparency: we leverage advanced Blockchain technology for complete Supply Chain traceability and built TreeTracker for visibility of every tree. No secrets! We tell you everything about your trees.
How does a tree sequester carbon?
Forests sequester carbon by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transforming it into biomass through photosynthesis. Sequestered carbon is then accumulated in the form of biomass, deadwood, litter, and forest soils. The contribution of forests to carbon cycles has to be evaluated taking also into account the use of harvested wood, e.g. wood products storing carbon for a certain period of time, or energy generation releasing carbon in the atmosphere.
Why is transparency in tree-planting important?
Transparent tree-planting offers consumers and companies insights into where their contribution is going. It prevents greenwashing, ensuring you support organizations who plant every tree they commit to, and look after them. Transparency holds every player in the supply chain accountable, ensuring the most ethical practices, and real impact on the planet. At EcoMatcher, we are committed to investing in leading technologies that ensure the next level of transparency: we leverage advanced Blockchain technology for complete Supply Chain traceability and built TreeTracker for visibility of every tree. No secrets! We tell you everything about your trees.
Tree resources
Video
What happens if you cut down all of city’s trees?
Video by: TED
This video by Ted-Ed explores what makes trees a vital part of cities, and how urban spaces throughout history have embraced the importance of trees.
Video
What if there were 1 trillion more trees?
Video by: TED
This video by Ted-Ed explains how trees help in the fight against climate change.
Video
How trees talk to each other?
Video by: National Geographic
This video by National Geographic explains how trees talk to each other by forming an underground symbiotic relationship with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another.
Video
A love letter trees | the benefits of trees for our physical and mental health
Video by: BBC
This video by BBC Ideas explains the wonder of trees and why it can be so beneficial for our physical and mental health to go out into nature.
Book
Ideas to fight the climate crisis. Sustainable resolutions for a business.
Book by: Bas Fransen
This book by the Founder and CEO of EcoMatcher explains how to address the climate crisis with technologies and innovative business models. It provides practical learnings, insights, and processes on how to implement sustainability both on a strategic and operational level into your business.
Book
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate
Book by: Peter Wohlleben
NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestseller • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again. A must-read!
Book
Climate Action Challenge: A Proven Plan for Launching Your Eco-Initiative in 90 Days
Book by: Joan Gregerson
Recognized as a top book for climate change by NBC news. This book helps you step by step on how to combat climate change. This book also has tons of advice by leading climate activists with key solutions, and on how to fight the climate crisis on an individual level.
Article
The Value of Trees
Article by: EcoMatcher
Trees play a unique role in helping maintain much-needed homeostasis in our environments such as improving our water quality, minimizing the disastrous effects of carbon dioxide emissions, enhancing soil health, and even the medical sector. Trees are the bottom line for so much of our lives, they hold immense cultural and spiritual value.
Article
Why city trees can be good for kids’ brains
Article by: National Geographic
The London research is part of a growing body of evidence suggesting that spending time in nature can boost kids’ brainpower. In other words, trees and the amazing array of things in, on, and around them could help with sensory integration, which is how the brain takes in, organizes, and responds to information from the senses.
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EcoMatcher, an Overview
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New to EcoMatcher? This is your video! Learn what EcoMatcher can do for you. Ready to make a difference?
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Learn what you can do with EcoMatcher
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EcoMatcher, an Overview
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New to EcoMatcher? This is your video! Learn what EcoMatcher can do for you. Ready to make a difference?
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Create an EcoMatcher Account
Video 2
To track all your trees or make use of all tree gifting tools, you need an EcoMatcher account. Learn how to create one!
Tutorials
Send trees to your customers or employees
Video 3
Explore all online and integration tools EcoMatcher offers to send trees, including EcoMatchers API, WooCommerce and Shopify plugins.
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See how your recipients receive trees
Video 4
Watch what the tree recipient will experience once she/he gets a tree, but also learn more about the customization possibilities.
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View Your trees, ESG Report, and more
Video 9
Explore “My Account” where you can find all your trees, your forests, ESG, and insights report
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EcoMatcher’s Mobile App
Video 11
Plant, track, gift, and learn everything about trees and sustainability on the go with the EcoMatcher app.
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EcoMatcher app for Microsoft Teams
Video 17
The EcoMatcher App enables a Microsoft Teams user to plant, track, learn, engage and share trees, and feel good about it.
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Gifting trees with the TreeManager
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Learn how to send emails linked to trees
Video 5
Learn how to send fully customised emails each linked to unique trees to your employees or customers.
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How to download an Excel with tree links
Video 6
Learn how to download an Excel spreadsheet with tree links that you can use in your own marketing email system.
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An Example of a Redeem Page
Video 7
This video shows you an example of how the redeem page feature of EcoMatcher works, both for desktop and mobile.
Tutorials
Learn How to Design and Download TreeCards
Video 12
Learn how to design and download TreeCards, each linked via a unique QR code to one or more trees.
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Learn How to Generate QR Codes Linked to Trees
Video 13
Learn how to generate unique QR codes each linked to one or more trees. Add such QR codes to your product or service!
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Create Tree Gift Certificates
Video 19
Learn how to easily generate beautiful Tree Gift Certificates, with each Certificate downloaded in a separate PDF!
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Track your trees and learn more with TreeTracker
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Explore EcoMatcher’s TreeTracker!
Video 16
Learn all the cool features of TreeTracker, including how to name a tree, how to send a message to your planter, TreeChat, and ForestSounds.
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Your Tree and Customize The TreeMarker
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Learn How to Name Your Tree and Customize the Tree Pin(s)!
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Register Your Trees
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Learn how easy it is to register your tree(s), and what the benefits are of registering tree(s).
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More things inside EcoMatcher
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Customize your profile
Video 10
Learn how to upload your logo, customize the tree marker, set your color, and enter your website and social media details.
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Customize Your Giftbox
Video 15
Learn what EcoMatcher’s giftbox is, how to select from various templates, and how to customize the giftbox.
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EcoTeams
Video 18
Learn everything about EcoTeams, including how to set up an EcoTeam, invite members, and more.
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Scan2Plant
Video 19
Learn how you can elevate the sustainable impact of events and conferences with EcoMatcher’s Scan2Plant.
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Introduction to EcoMatcher
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Watch EcoMatcher’s “corporate trailer,” and learn everything about EcoMatcher
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Introduction to EcoMatcher
2 minutes
Watch EcoMatcher’s “corporate trailer,” and learn everything about EcoMatcher
Ideas
I Have a Dream, by Elodie and Jack
1.5 minutes
Elodie and Jack expressing how young people and animals have a dream about a brighter and greener future.
Ideas
Why does transparency in the tree-planting matter?
1 minutes
Tree planting is not new, but transparent tree planting is; why does it matter
Ideas
How your company can leverage tree-planting?
1 minutes
Learn how you can leverage and implement transparent tree planting in your business
Ideas
4 reasons why tree-planting is important
1 minutes
Learn why tree planting is important. You may be surprised about the benefits.
Ideas
It’s time to turn the IPCC warnings into actions
1 minutes
4 actions we can take to help fight the climate crisis.
Ideas
What is a B Corporation?
1 minutes
EcoMatcher proudly is a Certified B Corporation. What does that mean.
Ideas
Meet the Heroes of EcoMatcher!
1 minutes
This video is a tribute to EcoMatcher’s Heroes: our tree planters; must watch!
Ideas
How tree-planting empowers women | SDG 5
1 minutes
Learn how tree-planting helps provide economic opportunities to women around the world.
Ideas
Agroforestry, farmers and the planet
1 minutes
What is agroforestry, and how does it help farmers and the planet.
Ideas
Tree-planting and corporate gifting
1 minutes
4 Reasons why tree-planting is the best corporate gift.
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What are the risks of planting non-native trees?
1 minutes
Not all #TreePlanting efforts have equal benefits to the environment. Make sure you invest in initiatives that plant native trees, at the right place and the right time. Here is why.
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Elodie and the 1st French International School forest!
1 minutes
It has been two years since Elodie joined as a Youth Ambassador for EcoMatcher. With Elodie’s drive and passion, we’ve successfully planted 3,488 trees in Thailand creating the 1st French International School forest. Hear her story and message!
Partners
Planting in Madagascar
July, 2023 | 1 minute
Meet our partner, Bôndy, and learn about their mission in Madagascar, and call for action. This video was produced by the Bôndy team!
Partners
Planting in Madagascar
July, 2023 | 1 minute
Meet our partner, Bôndy, and learn about their mission in Madagascar, and call for action. This video was produced by the Bôndy team!
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Planting in Bhutan Part 2
June, 2023 | 3 minute
Meet some farmers participating in the MyBhutan program, and learn about their lives and views on planting trees in Bhutan.
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Planting in Bhutan
May, 2023 | 3 minute
Meet our partner, MyBhutan, and learn about the uniquenesses of Bhutan, the world’s only carbon-negative country.
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Planting in Thailand
April, 2023 | 3 minute
EcoMatcher visiting its trusted tree-planting partner CNF in Thailand for a tree-planting spree!
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Planting in Indonesia
January, 2022 | 1 minute
EcoMatcher’s Tech Team planting trees with Trees4Trees, an impression
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EMEG & Mangroves
October, 2022 | 3 minute
Meet our partner, Emirates Marine Environmental Group, and how mangroves help the marine life.
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Interview with Jesse!
December, 2019 | 3 minute
Meet Jesse (and his amazing kids!), tree planter and partner of Tree Adoption Uganda.
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Interview with Ruth!
December, 2019 | 2 minute
Meet Ruth, an amazing mother, and active tree planter, like Jesse, also part of the Tree Adoption Uganda program.
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Interview with Ngor!
September, 2019 | 2 minute
Meet Ngor, an active partner of the Conserve Natural Forest program in beautiful Pai, Northern Thailand.
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Interview with Sitaram!
January, 2020 | 2 minute
Meet Sitiram, the man leading New Growth’s tree planting activities in the amazing Himalayas of Nepal.
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Interview with Urmila!
January, 2020 | 2 minute
Meet Urmila, tree planter and farmer in the Himalayas. Learn from her why tree planting is so important.
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Interview with Rey!
October, 2019 | 2 minute
Meet forester Rey, the man leading in the Philippines the tree planting activities of FEED.
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Interview with Pak Sri!
October, 2016 | 2 minute
Meet Pak Sri, partner of the Trees4Trees program in Indonesia.
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A day with a tree planter – Part 1
July, 2019
Mini-Series on tree planter Pak Parjono, where you can learn everything about his family, life, and his amazing work.
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A day with a tree planter – Part 2
July, 2019
Mini-Series on tree planter Pak Parjono, where you can learn everything about his family, life, and his amazing work.
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A day with a tree planter – Part 3
July, 2019
Mini-Series on tree planter Pak Parjono, where you can learn everything about his family, life, and his amazing work.