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March 16, 2026

CommuniTree 2025: Focusing on what matters to grow forests that last

Taking Root is pleased to share CommuniTree’s 2025 Annual Report, highlighting how the program continues to...

January 7, 2026

How Taking Root’s Restoration Intelligence Engine helps forests grow

Anyone investing in nature-based solutions faces one essential question: Are the trees actually growing? In a...

March 12, 2025

CommuniTree 2024: Advancing forest restoration for the carbon market 2.0

The release of the CommuniTree Carbon Program’s 2024 annual report marks the end of another successful...

September 18, 2024

How carbon financing is helping smallholder farmers restore forests

For smallholder farmers who rely on their land for an income, growing trees often feels out...

August 29, 2024

Webinar: Financing resilience through carbon removal

When: Wednesday Sept. 18th10:00am EST, 4:00PM CESTRegister here Taking Root’s CEO Kahlil Baker, PhD is joining...

August 29, 2024

Event: New York Climate Week

When: September 22-29, 2024Where: New York We’re excited that Kahlil Baker, PhD, Meredith Karazin, Jean-Benoît Grégoire...

August 6, 2024

Taking Root and Abatable partner to drive large-scale forest restoration in Nicaragua

Taking Root is delighted to announce a new partnership with Abatable to drive community-led forest restoration...

July 29, 2024

Celebrating innovation: Taking Root wins Google Geo for Good Impact Award

We’re thrilled to announce that Taking Root has been named a winner of the Google Geo...

July 9, 2024

How Taking Root’s biodiversity-first approach creates impacts for climate and nature

Forest biomes are amongst the most biodiverse habitats in the world. In any healthy forest, you’ll...

May 22, 2024

Impacts for people: Supporting local economies through forest restoration

When people speak about the impacts of forest restoration, they tend to focus on indicators such...

April 3, 2024

The power of peer-to-peer collaboration in forest restoration

For smallholder forest carbon removal projects such as CommuniTree, their success is dependent on local teams...

March 7, 2024

CommuniTree 2023: Building trust and resilience for high-integrity impacts

The publication of the CommuniTree Carbon Program’s 2023 annual report marks the end of another successful...