Our Story
The Eden Climate Project is a religious reforestation effort in response to climate change. In Genesis 2:15, God tells us to care for the earth. We exist to help religious congregations proactively live this commandment by encouraging them to plant one tree for each member of their congregation. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, our goal is to plant 50,000 trees in national forests, international forests, and urban areas in the U.S. By having a broad-based planting effort we aim to not only help address climate change but improve the lives of people in rural and urban communities here in the U.S. and abroad.
Planting trees is one of God's solutions to climate change. They consume and store carbon dioxide, which helps keep our planet cool. God also created trees with the ability to filter the air we breathe, purify the water we drink, and provide habitat for countless species. Planting trees is an active way to be a steward of the earth. 50,000 is a big number, but we know we can do it with your help.
Planting trees is one of God's solutions to climate change. They consume and store carbon dioxide, which helps keep our planet cool. God also created trees with the ability to filter the air we breathe, purify the water we drink, and provide habitat for countless species. Planting trees is an active way to be a steward of the earth. 50,000 is a big number, but we know we can do it with your help.
Our Vision
The goal of the Eden Climate Project is to create an opportunity for religious communities to take part in natural solutions for climate restoration. We envision a world where human beings exist in harmony with all of God's creation. To help make this dream a reality, we are encouraging congregations to support the Eden Climate Project by donating $1 per congregational member. Through our partners, we will ensure that at least one tree gets planted per dollar raised.
Why trees?
Planting trees may seem like a small way of helping the environment in the face of large issues like climate change, but taking care of and improving local environments is a critical step in taking care of all of God's creation. Research has shown that reforestation has the potential to mitigate more greenhouse gas output than any other natural climate solution, such as sustainable agriculture or land conservation. This makes planting trees an impactful activity for combating climate change that is easily accessible to everybody.
Humanity's duty to take care of our forests as stewards of the Earth is more important now than ever. Trees are the Earth's best method of sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and decreasing greenhouse gas concentration. Natural climate solutions like reforestation and forest management can provide over one-third of the climate change mitigation needed to stabilize the planet's warming below 2°C by 2030 as planned by the Paris Climate Agreement and reduce carbon output by an estimated 23.8 billion tons each year. Overall, planting trees is a vital and cost-effective way to directly help improve the world we all share.
Humanity's duty to take care of our forests as stewards of the Earth is more important now than ever. Trees are the Earth's best method of sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and decreasing greenhouse gas concentration. Natural climate solutions like reforestation and forest management can provide over one-third of the climate change mitigation needed to stabilize the planet's warming below 2°C by 2030 as planned by the Paris Climate Agreement and reduce carbon output by an estimated 23.8 billion tons each year. Overall, planting trees is a vital and cost-effective way to directly help improve the world we all share.
How?
We have partnered with Plant with Purpose to accomplish our goal! Plant with purpose will be in charge of where trees donated get planted so that we can appropriately cover the nation. To learn more about Plant with Purpose, click here.
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THE EDEN CLIMATE PROJECT A program of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment 110 Maryland Avenue NE, Suite 203 Washington, D.C. 20002 |
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