Tree-Nation

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Tree-nation.com is a new community website, run by an international team, based in Barcelona, Spain. Together with you they will create a park by planting 8 million trees in the shape of a giant heart in Africa, to fight Climate Change and Poverty.

Using the latest in mapping technology people all over the world can plant a tree on a virtual map and a real tree will be planted in the same place in the real world. You can buy trees for yourself or offer and send one to someone you love, and people are doing this for weddings, valentines, new born babies, birthdays, to advertise a business, or simply to share some thoughts.

The virtual trees all have Tree-Blogs and Profiles so that you can keep in touch with the recipient and interact with others who have bought trees via our community. You can share ideas, photos, messages, make contacts and debate on environmental issues. You can choose from a few species such as an Acacia for its long roots, an exotic Palm for its medicinal properties or even a Baobab for its longevity and majestic beauty.

“Desertification is potentially the most threatening ecosystem change impacting livelihoods of the poor” (UNCCD). Desertification is about land degradation caused by climate change and human-induced factors.

By combating desertification the lands productivity will be increased and the soil re-generated, which in turn will benefit local populations in terms of welfare, education and farming practices. Tree-nation will create its park in Niger, the poorest country in the world and the one of the most affected by desertification.

By planting a tree you will make a difference by creating a giant heart, a symbol of our respect and love for the Earth, and fighting poverty and desertification in the very place where it is needed most. You will be contributing to the ecological change.