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News from Ecosia, the alternative search engine that plants trees. Discover where Ecosia plants trees, and how they tackle climate change and deforestation. 🌉 bridged from 🌐 blog.ecosia.org: fed.brid.gy/web/blog.ecosia.org

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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
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We’re burning a forest… to stop wildfires
In La Mosquitia, Honduras, what was once one of the most important forests in Central America has turned into barren savanna. Recurring fires kill young trees and stop the forest from growing back. So together with Paskaia and the local Miskito community, we’re fighting fire with fire.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 12/08/2026
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Cities need trees to survive the heat
Record-breaking heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense – and cities suffer the most. Here’s why cities need trees to help cool sweltering urban centres.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 30/07/2026
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EUSP search results are now live in Germany
We’re now delivering EUSP search results to users in Germany, continuing our move towards digital sovereignty.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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You can now choose AI-free search
We believe it’s your choice how much you use AI when you search. That’s why we’ve built a way to turn off all our AI search features in just a few seconds.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 24/06/2026
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Wildfire recovery on land that belongs to no one – but serves everyone
Wildfire recovery on private land is often slow and fragmented. In Portugal, we’re working on common land, managed by local communities, which changes everything. Sara visited our project to find out more.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 22/05/2026
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Our AI just got even better
We’re building AI that is different. It answers to the planet, not Big Tech. And it’s now more European – which means more independent, and more private.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 08/05/2026
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Returning a farm to jungle by doing…nothing
Up in Colombia’s cloud forests, we’re helping former farms regenerate into lush rainforest with our partner Planet Wild. The unique ecosystem here hosts some of the world’s most rare and fascinating species. Watch the video to find out more.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 22/04/2026
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250 Million Trees!
People across the globe have been coming together to restore our planet, just by switching to Ecosia, for free. Here’s what 17 years of real change looks like.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 07/04/2026
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The world’s most biodiverse savanna is vanishing, so we’re restoring it
The Cerrado is Earth’s most underrated ecosystem — home to 5% of all plant and animal species and feeding rivers and springs that sustain the Amazon. But today less than half of it remains. So we’re bringing it back.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 05/03/2026
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What do chickens have to do with native trees? Inside our Rwanda project
Our team visited our project in Rwanda and met smallholder farmers whose lives are being transformed through agroforestry.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 04/03/2026
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This forest looks healthy… until you look closer
When a single native plant hijacks an entire forest, the solution begins in a surprising place: animal dung. Step inside our Uganda project to see how restoration really works.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 18/02/2026
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How a citizen movement is making cities more heat resilient
Last year the Berlin senate approved 1 million trees for Ecosia’s home base, Berlin. This groundbreaking citizen-led movement provides a blueprint for how cities can adapt to increasing temperatures.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 28/01/2026
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How to grow a forest without planting a single tree
Tanzania is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth — but farmers here are bringing dead land back to life without planting a single tree.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 15/01/2026
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Hot potato: Why we saved 4000 tonnes of spuds from going to waste
Potatoes, forests, and why Ecosia’s climate work goes beyond trees.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 12/01/2026
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Dominican Republic
trees planted 2,480,000 hectares restored 600 since 2025 ## Agroforestry systems to protect watershed Together with Plant With Purpose, we're working with smallholder farmers in the Dominican Republic to grow trees alongside their cacao and coffee crops. These trees help protect the soil, keep water clean, and
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 10/12/2025
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Our €1M offer to create a Climate Nobel Prize
Ecosia has just deposited €1,000,000 with a notary in Berlin to spark a Climate Nobel Prize. Here’s why.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 02/12/2025
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The world’s greenest AI is here
We’re building the world’s greenest AI. Find out how we’re harnessing new technology while continuing our mission of putting people and the planet first.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 11/11/2025
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How we're protecting and restoring Brazil's forests
The Amazon is teetering on collapse–but there’s hope. We’re working with communities to protect what’s left and restore what’s been lost.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2025
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Climate change is coming for your coffee: our trees are fighting back
Coffee trees are key to agroforestry systems at our projects, from Bolivia to Ethiopia, and beyond. Here's how they're helping communities thrive.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 17/09/2025
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Growing sustainable chocolate: Our trees in Togo
The world’s growing demand for cocoa is driving deforestation. Our Tree Planting Officer Antonia recently visited our project in Togo, where farmers are using ancestral agroforestry methods to make cocoa trees more resilient.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 28/08/2025
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What if a browser could save the planet?
We've offered to take stewardship of Google Chrome — a proposal that could change the rules of the internet and the fate of our planet.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 12/08/2025
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What we’re doing with AI
Artificial intelligence is reaching into nearly every aspect of life — from politics and culture to the global economy. Online search is no exception.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 07/08/2025
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The internet just got better: our European search index goes live
We’ve started delivering independent search results from our European-based index. This will help us build the kind of ethical and fair internet we believe in.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 17/07/2025
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Restoring 125,000 trees in wildfire-scarred California
Our new project with American Forests will re-establish biodiversity in the Rim Fire burn scar in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 04/07/2025
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Digital sovereignty is just #oneclickaway
We’ve joined the #oneclickaway campaign: a call to invest in Europe’s own digital infrastructure. Here’s why we’re supporting it - and what you can do.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 25/06/2025
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USAID cuts defunded Jane Goodall’s Tanzania project–we’re pledging $100k
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID stalled a conservation project in Tanzania. We’ve partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute to continue reforestation.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 17/06/2025
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DOGE defunded Jane Goodall’s Tanzania project–we’re pledging $100k
DOGE-driven cuts to USAID funding stalled a conservation project in Tanzania. We’ve partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute to continue reforestation.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 05/06/2025
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100%, 200%, 18 million: Our numbers in 2024
We share our impact to show that better business isn’t only necessary, but possible.
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The Ecosia Blog [Unofficial] @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · 04/06/2025
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Saying goodbye to freetree
While freetree showed promise, it never reached enough users to scale sustainably.
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