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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...

December 14, 2023

Plant With Purpose and Taking Root partner to accelerate forest restoration

The world’s forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and efforts to restore them need 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....

April 11, 2022

Taking Root launches its new brand

We are so excited to reveal Taking Root’s new brand! It reflects how our organization has...

May 6, 2021

New Taking Root project to reduce carbon footprint of coffee farms

Please note that this article contains mention of FARM-TRACE, the previous name for Taking Root’s technology...

February 20, 2021

Celebrating 10 years of reforestation with impact

A decade of powerful impact After another record year in 2020, Taking Root is celebrating 10...

February 9, 2021

New collaborative approaches drive natural climate solutions

Changing the climate-action game In collaboration with Natural Capital Partners and the Arbor Day Foundation Taking...

November 4, 2020

Webinar: Automating forest carbon reporting for smallholder farmers

Please note that this article contains mention of FARM-TRACE, the previous name for Taking Root’s technology...

August 21, 2020

Forest carbon, measuring what we cannot see

Please note that this article contains mention of FARM-TRACE, the previous name for Taking Root’s technology...

September 25, 2019

Legendary rock star, Bryan Adams, plants with Taking Root

The Taking Root team became Bryan Adams’ number one fan after the Canadian singer songwriter teamed...

November 5, 2018

Governor General of Canada honored Taking Root co-founders

Ottawa – In a private ceremony on 5 November 2018 at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, the four...

October 23, 2018

Advice from outer space on how to grow trees?!

Data scientist Pello Múgica Gonzalez partners with Taking Root to create a new approach to improve...