New Year's resolution

A New Year's resolution you can keep today

Most resolutions are forgotten by February. This one you finish before the fireworks: plant a tree for every month of the new year, and watch your forest grow.

CA$8 per tree, VAT included

12 green resolutions for the new year

Small, real and easy to keep. Pick one or two.

  1. 2

    Walk or cycle the short trips

    Anything under three kilometres: good for you and the air in your street.

  2. 3

    Repair before you replace

    Shoes, bikes, phones and jackets often need less than you think.

  3. 4

    Buy second-hand first

    Look second-hand before you buy new: clothes, furniture, tools.

  4. 5

    Eat more plants

    One or two meat-free days a week is a good start.

  5. 6

    Eat what is in season

    Local food in its season tastes better and travels less.

  6. 7

    Take the train for short trips

    For trips you can make in a day by rail, leave the plane.

  7. 8

    Switch things off

    Standby lights, chargers and the second fridge add up over a year.

  8. 9

    Grow something

    Herbs on the windowsill or tomatoes on the balcony.

  9. 10

    Try a no-buy month

    One month of buying only what you really need. You will learn a lot.

  10. 11

    Spend a day in nature every month

    A forest walk, a swim or a night outside: you protect what you love.

  11. 12

    Volunteer for nature

    Clean-ups, planting days or bird counts in your area.

Why this resolution works

Kept in two minutes

No willpower needed in February. The trees are planted for you.

Progress you can see

Your name and your trees on our leaderboard, growing every time you plant more.

Or one a month

Plant one tree each month instead: your trees add up on the leaderboard under the same name.

How it works

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    Choose your trees

    Twelve for the year, or one now and one each month. Each costs CA$8.

  2. 2

    Add your name

    It goes on the leaderboard with your trees, or stays hidden if you prefer.

  3. 3

    Follow your forest

    We plant in the next season and send you updates as the forest grows.

Questions about the resolution

Yes. Use the same name and e-mail each time and your trees add up into one row on the leaderboard.

Yes. Tick "This is a gift" on the planting form and they get a card with their name. It makes a lovely New Year's gift.

In the next planting season, spring or autumn, when the ground is moist and the seedlings root well.

Every tree counts

Plant a tree for CA$8 in a few minutes, without leaving home.

Plant a tree

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