Search engine Ecosia plants trees in exchange for searches. It uses pay-per-click ads to fund projects that positively impact both people and nature.

Ecosia has supported Makada to plant cashew and mango trees on her farm along the Daka river in Ghana.
Joshi Gottlieb/Ecosia
The more searches people make, the more trees Ecosia plants.
The German search engine finances its eco-regeneration activities through pay-per-click ads.
The company's chief tree planting officer told Insider how it chooses which projects to fund.
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