What is this counter thing and how am I helping to plant trees?
Ecosia funds the planting of a new tree roughly every second. The personal counter in the top right corner represents the number of searches you have performed with Ecosia. It takes roughly 45 searches to plant a tree.
So how do searches translate into trees?
Clicking on ads generates revenue for Ecosia, which is paid by the advertiser. Ecosia then uses at least 80% of its monthly profits to plant trees where they are needed most – in Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Peru, Indonesia, Morocco, Brazil, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Tanzania and many more countries.
But what if I don't really click on ads?
Even if you use an ad blocker or never click on ads, you still contribute to the movement by increasing the number of Ecosia users. The more monthly active users Ecosia has, the more relevant it becomes to advertisers.
Can I sync my tree counter across multiple devices?
Yes! You can follow this guide to find out how.
Comments
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This is a nice project. But i'd like to ask why did you guys choose Burkina Faso as a start? Is that the only place that you're dealing with? Thank you =)
What about Mexico ?
Great job guys, finally a worthy opponent against Google!
Lets save the planet once again.
This is an amazing project! Trees are vital, and to see a company taking the initiative to ensure the survival of trees and our environment is so awesome. Thank you for all you are doing Ecosia! Keep it up! You have our support! #teamtrees
That's so cool !
I think Zendesk hit the point: Ecosia is an awesome initiative to plant trees and preserve nature with simple daily actions, such as a web search. It would be great to create an Ecosia account in order to save and sync the number of trees planted with many devices! Great job! :)
Out of curiosity. Is it possible to say what type of trees are being planted in each area? Like Huarango trees for Peru or Baobab Trees for Madagascar?
Excuse me but every 2 searches I make it counts as one tree even though I don't always click on Ads can you tell me why or fix this please also can you reply back!!! :) Thank You For being Such a generous and genius company!!! :)
I would like that you consider plant trees in Colombia.
Awesome!!!
That sounds pretty good. I'm happy to part of this.
Ecosia and Vivaldi together!
How come you don't plant trees in the U.S.? Why only those certain areas?
Another thing I enjoy about Ecosia is the brief and concise way of presenting the information. Additionally, you can review every project and every detail of where and how are the trees being planted by looking at the websites of the many foundations this site helps with it's earnings.
Anything we can do to contribute is beautiful
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Probably because those areas need trees more than the U.S needs. I believe that once Ecosia get popular, they will expand their tree planting program~
Please consider planting trees in Monterrey, NL, Mexico. That big, industrial city and business hub has a serious problem of pollution due to its horrid lack of trees and green areas.
Please and thank you.
This is a great idea. We need more ideas like this !
thank you for all the people who support the ecosia org. hope theirs a lot of people who will support this type of organization.. best of luck!
What a way to turn ads positive for everyone
https://ecosia.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201657341/comments/115000151669
I Love this
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