Success Stories
Read our incredible success stories. How planting trees can change your live.
More than 150 trees and shrubs planted and dedicated at Atisha Centre, Australia
The Kadampa Stupa is being built at the request of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and the project is led by Ven. Gyalten Dondrup, the Director at Atisha Centre.
Nine trees planted and dedicated in Slovenia!
After planting, Maja experienced a “really nice feeling. A feeling like the trees belong there.” The trees were dedicated to their family, their extended family, and their descendants.
35 trees planted in name of World Youth Day Lisbon 2023
On November 30, the Municipality of Loures, Portugal, received 35 young trees, as a symbolic celebration of the Portuguese Native Forest Day (November 23).
Welcome Colombia, the 60th country on our global tree-planting map!
Thanks to this new dedication from Manuel and his friends, our global tree-planting map has tree-planting reports from 60 different countries!
Farmtastic Farms plants and dedicates 200 trees in Nigeria
Meet Imam Maiyaki, our tree planting friend from Nigeria! Imam is a writer, a researcher, a passionate tree-planter, and also the founder of Farmtastic Farms!
51 trees planted in celebration of a birthday!
Carmo is determined to reforest her humble piece of Portuguese land, and she dedicates all her efforts to the success of JMJ Lisboa 2023.
One tree planted and dedicated to the local community
Francois heard about the GTI, he has planted numerous trees in Jeffreys Bay, a coastal surfing town in South Africa.
More than 450,000 trees planted and dedicated to chimpanzees in Uganda!
To date, they have planted more than 450,00 trees! These trees were dedicated to the chimps in the region who have no home, and are struggling to survive.
22 Trees planted and dedicated in Paraná, Brazil
Matheus tells us that he, “Dedicates these trees to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s long life and so that all people who are sick can be freed from their suffering.
1 tree dedicated to a precious teacher!
Diana has offered a Bodhi tree to her Sanskrit teacher from Russia, as a celebration of his birthday.
11 Trees were planted and dedicated to the Naropa Buddhist Meditation Center in Tahiti!
Our dear friend Belinda Hui, tells us about the tree–planting activity happening on her beautiful island.
Harsh Jain plants seven trees in Pune, India!
“Over the last few years, I felt that we need to protect nature from all the man-made issues. This also means that we can save ourselves from the climate change crisis we are facing.”
Four trees were planted and dedicated in celebration of love!
Löic and Isabelle have been kind donors to the GTI since the very beginning. Now, they are, also, planting and dedicating trees – together!
100 trees planted and dedicated at Zila Parishad School, India!
Mrs. Taralekar tells us that the Rotary Club Sunrise and NGO Gawali Pratisthan joined forces to plant 100 trees at the Zila Parishad School in Mumbai, India.
Zamba Primary School in Zimbabwe plants and dedicates 30 trees!
In celebration of International Youth Day (August 12), we bring you an inspiring tree-planting story from Zimbabwe! Our Zimbabwean coordinator, Jussa Kudherezera, tells us about their recent tree-planting activities with Zimbabwean youth.
One tree planted in celebration of friendship!
“I planted this one, special tree for all the friendships I have. Thank you to my good friend, Carlos Fabrizio, for getting his hands in the dirt with me!”
“Green Cameroon” plants and dedicates 350 trees!
A warm welcome to Cameroon, for becoming country number 56 to join us!
A tree was planted and dedicated on the birthday of our environmental hero!
Hans and Rita Timpner, along with their cousin, Hubert, planted a lemon tree, in celebration of a special day!
Planting trees on Adai Hill, Navi Mumbai
Local women in India frequently visited Adai Hill as part of their morning walk routine. During these frequent visits to the hill, they felt that something was missing – trees!
Three trees planted for “our beautiful planet”!
In May 2022, Loïc planted three red maple trees in the area of Barbazan, France, and dedicated his trees to “our beautiful planet”.