Our favourite kinds of Christmas Trees are the ones that meet more than what the eye can see, and these trees did exactly that this past festive season!
Western Cape, South Africa (15 January 2024) — In a shining example of the kind of gift that keeps on giving, hundreds of our favourite kinds of ‘Christmas Trees’ are set to make a difference in the Western Cape thanks to the green thumb-approved festive season.
It just goes to show that you don’t need tinsel and twinkling lights to make a Christmas tree special. What you actually need are good intentions and, in this case, a green heart.
In an act to encourage a different kind of gift-giving and take a spin on what ‘Christmas trees’ can mean, Environmental Conservation Organisation GreenPop, rallied momentum for people to do something different this past festive season. The goal was to encourage more people to gift a tree to a loved one, or on behalf of them. No PVC plastic, no decorations. The real, soil-grown deal.
Our favourite part about the initiative is that it shows us all how gift-giving can be positively impactful, and not just as a once-off. Consumerism is a big part of the festive season, but if you can take that and turn it into something everlastingly good, why not do it?
Greenpop recently shared that hundreds of trees will now take root at its Western Cape sites this year. 457 trees will get to grow big and strong; each with its own dedication to someone loved.
Said sites like Uilenkraal Forest and Khoinania Forest form part of a bigger goal beyond restoration; already a mighty dream. This goal is to have planted 500,000 trees by 2025 in an effort to increase biodiversity and expand ecosystems across Sub-Saharan Africa. So far, 206,818 trees have been planted!
But the gift-a-tree initiative isn’t reserved for the festive season only. Year-round, the initiative is accessible to anyone who thinks that contributing to a forest is a pretty cool gift.
Meanwhile, GreenPop is also on the search to find green spaces that most need their help as they set out to expand their impact. Think you know a place? Find out more here.
Sources: GreenPop
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