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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...

January 9, 2024

Taking Root achieves milestone corporate transition to accelerate global forest restoration

Taking Root is proud to announce the successful completion of its transition from a not-for-profit to...

August 30, 2023

Taking Root looks to expand impact to accelerate forest restoration

We’re losing the world’s forests, which also means that ecosystems, livelihoods, and climate are at risk....

June 7, 2023

Why forest value chains create higher quality carbon credits

If we are to restore the world’s forests, we must first address the drivers of forest...

May 24, 2023

Taking Root’s new values for restoring forests

It has been nearly 16 years since Taking Root was established. For many of those years,...

March 31, 2023

Considerations for mapping reforested land with smallholder farmers

At Taking Root, we believe that the best opportunity to restore the world’s forests lies with...

September 14, 2022

How durability in forest carbon forces us to think about livelihoods

How do you ensure a forest stays in the ground? This is the central question of...

May 31, 2022

Update to Taking Root’s Board of Directors: May 2022

Taking Root welcomes new President, Brooke van Mossel-Forrester! As one of the co-founders of Taking Root,...

October 14, 2015

Board of Directors Update: October 2015

Taking Root’s new president is a man with a mission. “I believe in our work and...

February 15, 2013

About our Silvopastoral planting method…

When planting trees with local farmers in Limay, Nicaragua, Taking Root uses three different reforestation methods:...

January 21, 2013

About our Mixed Species Plantation method…

When planting trees with local farmers in San Juan de Limay, Nicaragua, Taking Root uses three...