2025 Wrapped | One Tree Planted

2025 was many things wildfires, floods, drought, the hottest year on record. Again. These are the stories we all saw. But there were other stories that didn't make the headlines. Ones you helped write. Stories of progress. Innovation. Restoration, and resilience. Throughout 2025, around the world, landscapes were restored and lives were transformed. Work made possible through local planting partners, dedicated communities and your support. Here are some of the stories behind the restoration of over 48,000 hectares and 27 million trees planted in 2025. The connection between nature and mental health is clear. That’s why the community of Markham took action to transform 3,000 square feet of lawn into a vibrant prairie walking path. Partnering with the public library and community members We helped create a sanctuary for excercise, wildlife and reflection, in one of Chicago’s most overlooked suburbs. Just being around greenery, studies show that our cortisol levels go down. There's some elements that trees release that are shown to potentially reduce our blood pressure. There will be a little birding nook in the library itself for the community to learn about the bird species that are in this area. Even seeing a bird or hearing a bird can improve mental health scores for eight hours afterwards. Your support revitalized cities across our planet. Planting over 60,000 trees across 15 cities. Partnering with local In the Mojave desert of the American Southwest, we planted 50,000 trees with Native American youth organizations in Arizona and Nevada. Through partnerships with local schools and educators students gained technical training and hands-on experience learning how restoration can protect their lands and their futures In the last decade. Nearly 3 billion animals were impacted by Australia's wildfires. A record number were killed and habitats were destroyed. We partnered with the Bangalow Koalas team to reconnect fragmented koala habitat and create wildlife corridors, ensuring this endangered species has a place to call home for years to come. The Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest protecting the 7. 5 million people who live in the region and depend on this unique ecosystem. With your help we planted over 1. 8 million mangroves in the last 5 years. Supporting the habitat of over 300 different bird species and various endangered animals like the Royal Bengal tiger and the Ganges river dolphin. In Eastern Guatemala, we planted trees along contour lines to fight erosion and retain water. A drastically different approach to previous planting methods in the area. The practice traditionally is slash and burn, where you have to leave the land fallow. Overall, it's just very destructive to the environment and it causes a lot of soil erosion. Contour, it has 4 times as much plant biodiversity. As the Amazon Rainforest faces intense deforestation pressure, one project in Brazil proved that you don’t have to choose between feeding families and reforesation. you can do both. In the state of Acre, we planted over 160,000 trees and restored over 150 hectares of degraded land with fruit trees and food crops that will provide food and income to more than 180 families. With your support, we planted in over 150 agroforestry projects across 29 countries. Flames light up... a race against time... A major fire. One thing fire cannot destroy is your determination. Across eight wildfire restoration projects in California, your generous response has helped recover wildlife habitats for animals like the gray wolf and spotted owl, while restoring critical watersheds in the Sierra Nevada that supply water to 60% of the state.

In the Southeastern United States, native longleaf pine forests that once covered 92 million acres have been reduced to just 3 million over the last century. We partnered with organizations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi to help plant longleaf pine forests, a keystone species critical for sustaining plant and animal biodiversity in this region. These were just a few of the headlines you helped write in 2025. Not with words, but with action. Even when the loss felt overwhelming, you chose to look forward to restore, to rebuild, to plant. Thank you for writing the headlines that mattered most. Your support didn't just plant trees, it planted hope.