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Learn more about our latest news, project updates and impact stories from the field.

June 16, 2021

An inside look into one of the local minds behind CommuniTree

Last month, we interviewed Elsa Gonzalez, the COO of Taking Root’s CommuniTree program in Nicaragua. We...

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...

April 6, 2021

Reforestation–a farmer’s perspective

A day in the life Taking Root has made some pretty big announcements in the past...

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...

January 11, 2021

Biochar: the next carbon gamechanger

Taking Root is incredibly excited to announce the launch of biochar trials to enhance reforestation with...

December 2, 2020

Update: The impacts of Hurricane Eta & Iota

Last month, devastating impacts swept Central America as not one, but two extreme hurricanes hit the...

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...

October 1, 2020

10 things you probably didn’t know about tropical trees

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...

March 20, 2020

Can we tackle the climate crisis and COVID-19 at the same time?

For the first time in history the world is facing multiple, interconnected global crises. People have...

March 6, 2020

Planting one trillion trees sounds great, but how do we do it?

2019 will go down in history as the year the world woke up to climate crisis....