![]() They work with local partners who grow the trees in these areas. ![]() “Ecosia focuses on planting trees in vulnerable biodiversity hotspots, bird migration routes and environmental crisis areas. They also protect wildlife, regulate the water cycle, hold nutrients in the soil, increase biodiversity and provide local communities with forest products such as fruit and nuts. Trees capture CO 2 every day and thus help to prevent global warming. Ecosia is based in Germany and operates internationally, cooperating with universities, local organisations and NGOs. “It’s about the climate, the forests, the fact that from a tree you can make and harvest many products. Other universities in the Netherlands have partnerships with Ecosia too.” It’s a reliable partner that is transparent about its operations, money and the planting of trees in projects around the world. ![]() It now has 8 million active users and has planted 75 million trees. Ecosia is an eco-friendly search engine that was launched in 2009. “In 2019, one of the students came up with the idea of collaborating with Ecosia. Through its projects and portfolio, the Green Office aims to draw attention to the many opportunities VU students have to contribute to a better and healthier world. That way you don’t have to feel guilty if you have four browsers open at once,” explains Hannah Bailon, a student working at the Green Office VU. What you can do is look at how you can use it in a sustainable way. Technology will continue to develop-you can't stop that, nor do you need to. We see that this empowers students, and contributing to a better world makes them feel good. “Many students would like to do something good, but they don’t always know what. This is where the Ecosia Challenge of the Green Office VU comes in. On the world wide web, there are so many options to contribute to a better world that it can be hard to see the forest for the trees.
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