Help the EU achieve three billion additional trees by 2030
 

In December 2021, the European Commission and the European Environment
Agency (EEA) launched the platform MapMyTree
[https://mapmytree.eea.europa.eu/#/home]. This data tool aims at
supporting the planting of three billion
[https://ec.europa.eu/environment/3-billion-trees_en] additional trees
over the next decade, as set out in the European Green Deal´s EU
[https://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/eu-biodiversity-strategy-for-2030-1#:~:text=The%20European%20Commission%20has%20adopted,reversing%20the%20degradation%20of%20ecosystems.]Biodiversity
Strategy for 2030
[https://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/eu-biodiversity-strategy-for-2030-1#:~:text=The%20European%20Commission%20has%20adopted,reversing%20the%20degradation%20of%20ecosystems.]
[https://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/eu-biodiversity-strategy-for-2030-1#:~:text=The%20European%20Commission%20has%20adopted,reversing%20the%20degradation%20of%20ecosystems.]to
combat climate change and biodiversity loss.

In May 2022, the platform was open to everyone, so that every new tree
that fulfils the requirements can be counted. At the moment of
writing, the data tool – which also includes an interactive map of
Europe showing the position of the different trees – counts over 2.9
million trees already planted.

As the pledge of three billion trees is to be carried out with a
long-term planning and monitoring scheme ensuring that the trees are
planted and can grow over time, only additional trees that benefit
biodiversity and the climate can be registered on the platform.

To register a new tree, it is sufficient to click on the button
´Report + [https://mapmytree.eea.europa.eu/#/action/report]`, fill in
a series of information on the planted tree (including exact position
and type of tree) and to sign a declaration of honour. This confirms
that the data provided is correct and that the organisations respect
the principles of the initiative. The tab ´My content´ allows to
keep track of the registered trees.

Finally, MapMyTree platform also offers the possibility to report
potential planting locations
[https://mapmytree.eea.europa.eu/#/suggestion/report] for new trees.
These locations can be browsed by other interested users on the main
map to engage with people in charge and discuss an eventual tree
planting.

Are you willing to plant a tree or suggest planting locations? Then
visit the MapMyTree [https://mapmytree.eea.europa.eu/#/home] website!

 

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Publication Date/Time
2022-06-24T08:30:00+00:00
MapMyTree app allows organisations to plant, register, and map their
planted trees