Tree planting gifts

FAQs

• What's the difference between Climate Positive Gifts and Tree Planting Gifts?

  While all gifts plant trees, our Climate Positive Gifts also include supporting carbon reduction projects to reduce CO₂ emissions, equivalent to an average carbon footprint over a period of time.

  Read below for more detailed explanations of each gift set.

  Climate Positive Gifts

  To create our Climate Positive gifts we combine tree planting and carbon reductions (we've mirrored the benefits from our Helper subscription plan). Your gift will plant 12 trees per month (for 3, 6 or 12 months depending on the gift you purchase) in our reforestation sites around the world, while also reducing atmospheric carbon by one average footprint through supporting carbon reduction projects like renewable energy or preventing deforestation.

  You can see a full list of the projects supported on our projects page.

  After purchasing the gift, you'll receive a gift certificate via email to send to/print out for your recipient. From the details on their gift certificate your recipient will then be able to access their personal online Ecologi profile, where they'll be able to track their impact via supported projects and watch their forest grow digitally and find out all about the trees and projects.

  Tree Planting Gifts

  With our Tree Planting Gifts, that's exactly what you get - a whole lot of trees!

  Your gifted trees will be planted in our tree-planting sites around the world, by one of our trusted reforestation partners. You can see a full list of the projects supported on our projects page.

  After purchasing the gift you'll receive a gift certificate via email to send on to your recipient. From the details on their gift certificate your recipient will then be able to access their personal online Ecologi profile - where they'll be able to watch their forest grow digitally and find out more about the trees.

• What's included with the gifts?

  We have two gift types: Tree Planting Gifts and Climate Positive gifts (which include both tree planting & carbon offsets), but there are features and benefits that are universal across both gift sets.

  • All gifts support tree planting in our reforestation sites around the world.
  • Each gift includes an Ecologi profile to keep track of gifted impact (including a personal digital forest to watch trees progress).
  • Impact profiles include tips and ideas on how to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
  • All gifts include a printable gift certificate with all details on how to redeem the gift.

• Does the gift recipient get their own Ecologi profile?

  Yes! Once you've sent the gift certificate to your recipient, they can redeem their gift. They'll receive their own personal Ecologi profile and from there, they can track their climate impact, watch their virtual forest grow (finding out more about the trees they've planted) and learn about the interesting climate projects they'll be supporting that month.

• Do you provide a gift certificate?

  Yes, for every purchase we will send you a receipt email with a PDF gift certificate(s) attached. Each certificate will represent a single gift allowing you to print/forward your gift to your lucky recipient.

  The gift certificate will contain a unique code along with instructions on how to redeem the gift.

• What are staff gifts and how do they work?

  We offer all the same gift options for company gifting, however because we generate PDF gift certificates for every gift, we are limited to attaching 50 certificates to a single email. If you're looking for staff gifts and your company has over 50 employees then please get in touch with our team at sales@ecologi.com, and we'd be more than happy to help fulfil your order.

• What happens once the 3, 6 or 12 month Climate Positive gift has expired?

  Once the gift has expired (3, 6, or 12 months after redemption) the giftee's Ecologi profile will stay active but they will not be charged a recurring subscription.

  We will offer an option to continue to subscribe monthly - or they are welcome to keep the profile as an ‘impact only account' so they can manually add trees if they choose.

• What happens if a gift is never redeemed?

  Our gifts remain redeemable by the recipient up to one year after purchase. After that time, we purchase the relevant impact on your behalf.

• Why can't I order more than 50 gifts at one time?

  We generate PDF gift certificates for every gift, and we are limited to attaching 50 certificates to a single email. If you're looking for over 50 gifts then please get in touch with our team at sales@ecologi.com, and we'd be more than happy to help fulfil your order.

• How is a carbon footprint offset?

  Each month Ecologi supports two carbon reduction projects to help our subscribers (and giftees) offset their carbon footprints.

  We only offset footprints using verified tonnes of carbon reductions which meet the most stringent of carbon standards - either Gold Standard or the Verified Carbon Standard. Through this, we support a range of projects from protecting old-growth rainforests, to more humanitarian-focused initiatives like restoring water boreholes.

  For a full list of the projects we've supported to date, please visit our projects page, and you can also find out more about carbon offsets on ourCarbon Offsets FAQs page.

• Where are the trees planted?

  The tree-planting activities funded as part of our gifts take place within our core reforestation sites around the world. These include mangrove planting in Madagascar, Afromontane tree-planting in Kenya, forest restoration in Nicaragua and more.

  As we grow, we are planting more and more trees every month and we are continually supporting new projects around the world with our trusted tree planting partners. You can see an up-to-date list of our reforestation projects on our projects page.

• Who plants the trees?

  We partner with trusted tree planting organisations to ensure that the right trees are being planted in the right places. We carefully select all of our impact partners based on a number of important criteria, such as their: ecological knowledge and experience; monitoring capabilities; reputation; cooperation with local communities; labour practices; and project site protection capabilities.

  Each individual project page tells you who the reforestation partner is for that project, and gives some more information about their specific tree-planting credentials and methodologies. You can see the full list of our reforestation projects on our projects page.

  You can also read more about our responsible reforestation policies on our Reforestation FAQs page.

• What is the survival rate of the trees?

  Generally speaking, on our mass reforestation sites, our partners are able to achieve an excellent survival rate of around 80-85%.

  Each project is different, however, depending on a number of factors including the location, species, local conditions and contractual arrangements between us, our partners and other stakeholders.

  We carefully select all of our partners and projects to ensure the maximum chance of success - both for the projects as a whole, but also for the survival of all of the trees which were planted with the funding from our wonderful Ecologi community.