Dr. Stephen Fitch, Founder of Eden Reforestation Projects, an international landscape restoration nonprofit organization, has retired from his position as CEO of the organization. Fitch, 65, has led Eden since its founding in 2005. Mark Usellis, Eden COO, will be acting CEO, while the board conducts a search for Fitch’s replacement.
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The Guardian: Can Planting Billions of Trees Save the Planet?
To fight climate change, companies and nonprofits have been promoting worldwide planting campaigns. Getting to a trillion is easier said than done.
New York Times: Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?
To fight climate change, companies and nonprofits have been promoting worldwide planting campaigns. Getting to a trillion is easier said than done.
8 Billion Trees’ carbon footprint calculator project achieves Ecosystem level partnership
Governments and organizations around the world are working on strategies to combat climate change and environmental disasters, as it has become increasingly clear that reducing and eliminating major sources of carbon emissions right now is more important than ever.
The Conversation: Women Planting Trees
Rachhya in Nepal talks with Kim Chakanetsa about working with local communities to plant thousands of trees and restore the natural environment.
8 Billion Trees expands carbon offsetting: launches new planting site
When considering how to make an impact that will not only benefit the planet immediately but for years to come, it’s hard to think of something better to focus on than trees.
How legit is 8 Billion Trees?
Founders of 8 Billion Trees, Mike Powell and Jon Chambers, quickly learned that if nothing is done to stop deforestation and restore the planet’s forests, climate change, and habitat destruction will destroy Earth’s natural beauty permanently.