• The Arbor Day Foundation is making a significant contribution to the conservation of the endangered Kirtland’s Warbler – often called Michigan’s “bird of fire” – by planting a million Banks pines. The population of this neotropical songbird on Michigan’s upper and northern lower peninsula has already increased from under 200 to more than 2,000. 

• The Plant-for-the-Planet children’s and youth initiative, on the other hand, aims – together with Deutsche Post DHL Group and Bryan Adams – to plant fruit and spice trees in the rural region around Semarang in central Java, Indonesia. Their recurring harvest will, in turn, secure an income for around 350 families. 

• WeForest, another partner, has set itself the task of restoring the Mount Mulanje Reserve in southern Malawi in order to prevent erosion, flooding and landslides in the future – issues which are caused by the now almost completely destroyed forest. Elsewhere, entrepreneurial and scientific partnerships are focused on enabling communities to develop their own alternative sources of energy and income. 

• The non-profit organization Taking Root works towards a similar goal, supporting family farms in Murra, Jalapa and Yali in northern Nicaragua in regions that have been severely damaged by historical agricultural practices. Through an innovative approach that combines the latest technology with traditional farming methods, the forests financed by DHL and Bryan Adams will help over 50 farming families to build a sustainable livelihood with the support of financial incentives and local forestry companies.