The Impact section of your Tree-Nation forest profile offers a clear and dynamic overview of your environmental and social contributions. It’s designed to help you track, understand, and communicate the value generated through your tree-planting efforts — whether you're an individual, a company, or a larger organization.
🔍 Where to find it
Log in to your Tree-Nation account and click on “Access my forest” from the user menu. Then click on ¨Impact¨ tab in your forest menu bar.
📊 What the impact section includes
This section summarizes your tree-planting results across three key areas:
1. Environmental Impact
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🌳 Total Trees Planted – All trees you've planted through campaigns, habits, or automations.
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📐 Hectares Reforested – An estimate of the area you've helped reforest, based on tree density per project.
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🌬️ Estimated CO₂ Offset – The projected amount of CO₂ your trees are expected to capture.
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🐝 Biodiversity Benefits – Insight into how your forest supports local ecosystems and wildlife.
2. Forest Details
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📍 Location – Where your trees have been planted (project and country).
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🌿 Tree Species – Information on the types of trees planted, with links to learn more about each.
💡 Why this section matters
The Impact dashboard is more than numbers — it’s a storytelling and accountability tool:
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🎯 Use it in reports, presentations, and sustainability claims
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📣 Share your forest impact with clients, employees, or stakeholders
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🌍 See the real-world effect of your tree-planting initiatives
📐 How we calculate reforested hectares and CO₂ offset
Each reforestation project has a specific tree density, measured as the number of trees planted per hectare (e.g., 1,000 trees/ha). This density determines the space occupied by each tree.
Calculation Process:
- With this information, we can calculate the area that each tree will occupy on the project, knowing that in 1 hectare we have an area of 10000m², then we calculate the individual tree area by dividing the area of 1 hectare by the tree density of the project. (e.g. 10000m2 / 1000 trees = 1 tree each 10m2).
- The reforested area is calculated by multiplying the number of trees that you have planted by the area each tree occupies. For example: If you have planted 2000 trees in a project in Tanzania, and this project plants 1000 trees per hectare, you will have 20000m² or 2ha planted within this project.
- And if you plant in different projects, the calculation will be done according to the project´s particularities, giving you the final number of hectares reforested.
♻️ How we calculate CO₂ offset
At Tree-Nation, we follow a 10-year CO₂ offset methodology based on the peak period of tree growth and carbon absorption. Our methodology uses conservative estimates to ensure the offset data is verifiable and trustworthy.
Key principles:
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Offset values are based on the first 10 years of each tree’s life.
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Each tree species has a unique CO₂ capture rate, depending on its growth and planting conditions.
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We multiply the number of trees planted by the species-specific 10-year CO₂ offset value.
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This figure is shown upfront, even though the carbon will be captured over the 10-year period.
📌 Important note:
The CO₂ numbers shown in your forest represent future carbon capture expected over 10 years, not carbon removed instantly. This upfront accounting ensures transparency while aligning with common practices in climate and offset reporting.
📊 Example
If a tree is expected to absorb 80 kg CO₂ over 10 years, and you plant 100 trees, your forest will show 8,000 kg (8 tonnes) of CO₂ offset — spread over the upcoming decade.
👉 Next steps
Let your forest tell your climate story — tree by tree, impact by impact. 🌳