The Trillion Tree challenge that could save the planet

Sep 22, 2020

Workers prepare plants in an area near the canceled airport zone that is part of a project to conserve 12,200 hectares of land in Texcoco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico September 3, 2020. Picture taken September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero - RC2VTI98YDRK

We have already lost nearly half the world’s trees, most within the last 100 years. Image: REUTERS/Henry Romero

Marc Benioff

Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce

Jane Goodall

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