thehopefuljournalist:

Ecosia, a search engine similar to Google, has committed to planting 1 million additional trees - in Brazil.

As a response to Bolsonaro’s policies, Ecosia, which plants trees with every internet search, has announced its commitment to plant more trees than it usually does over the next six months in Brazil. 

According to this article by the Ecosia blog, since Bolsonaro’s rise to power six months ago, deforestation in Brazil has increased by a staggering 84%. Supporting the country’s ruralistas, Brazil’s current government is strengthening the agricultural sector, even in legally protected areas. 

“With these additional one million trees in Brazil, we are setting a sign: another world is possible and we will not back down in our efforts to make it a reality”, says Ecosia CEO, Christian Kroll.

Ecosia are expanding an “already successful” partnership with PACTO Mata Atlântica for this project. 

“The Atlantic Forest is a unique biodiversity hotspot that Ecosia wants to protect and help regenerate”, says Pieter van Midwoud, Tree-Planting Officer at Ecosia.

“I trust PACTO and all the organizations therein to continue doing great work”, says Pieter. More than 10 separate groups will come together to plant the million additional trees.