Due to our focus on planting one trillion trees by 2050 through large-scale reforestation, Tree-Nation limits project visits and volunteering activities but offers alternative ways for sponsors to engage their teams online.
At Tree-Nation, our mission is ambitious yet vital: to plant one trillion trees by 2050. Achieving this goal requires unwavering focus on scalable reforestation efforts, including project qualification, planting, monitoring, verification, and reporting. While we deeply appreciate the enthusiasm and support of our sponsors, it's essential to understand that certain activities—such as project visits and volunteering—can impact our operational efficiency and divert resources from our core mission.
This article outlines our policies regarding project visits, volunteering, and team-building activities, and offers alternative ways for sponsors to involve their teams in our reforestation efforts.
Why We Limit Sponsor Visits
The magnitude and urgency of our mission necessitate a streamlined approach to reforestation. Tailored activities like sponsor field visits, which deviate from our programmed operations, can disrupt the efficiency of our work by reallocating our resources (at international and local levels) to non-recurring, low-volume actions, thus hindering our mission.
To illustrate, consider that a team-building might plant up to 200 trees during an event. While valuable for education and engagement, achieving our one trillion tree target through such events would require hosting billions of them—a feat neither practical nor efficient given our finite time and resources.
As we race against the clock to combat climate change, our focus must remain on achieving efficiency at scale. This is fundamentally a volume game. We are committed to maximizing our impact through high-volume planting activities.
Nonetheless, we are extremely grateful for the support of our sponsors and recognize that a field experience can be profoundly rewarding. Therefore, we have implemented a policy designed to minimize visits while rewarding our most dedicated sponsors for their significant contributions to our mission.
Project Visit Policy
Tree-Nation provides limited support for project visits, which are available only under specific conditions:
- Marketplace Subscription: Sponsors must have an active subscription with a plan Marketplace.
- Minimum Trees Planted: Sponsors must have planted a minimum of 50,000 trees.
- Tree Allocation: At least one-third of the total trees planted must be allocated to the project location they wish to visit.
These strict criteria ensure that project visits align with Tree-Nation’s operational priorities and do not hinder our mission-critical activities.
Volunteering or Team-Building Activities
Tree-Nation does not organize or facilitate volunteering or team-building activities at our project sites. This decision reflects:
- Limited Project Capacity: Many projects lack the capacity to host external participants without affecting their core operations.
- Priority of Essential Activities: Our resources must focus on planting, monitoring, and verifying projects to ensure the success of our reforestation efforts.
How to Involve Your Team
Visiting a project site is not the only way to engage your team in our mission. The Tree-Nation online platform is specifically designed to facilitate meaningful team-building experiences.
- Tree-Gifts: Your employees can receive Tree-Gifts, allowing them to contribute personally to reforestation efforts.
- Personal Forests: Team members can create their own forests, fostering a personal connection to the environment.
- Company Forest Engagement: Employees can regularly interact with your Company Forest, knowing their trees are being carefully planted and tended to throughout their lifespan.
By aligning your organizational goals with ours, you embed climate positivity into your business strategy, creating a lasting impact that transcends a single event.