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==Background==
==Background==
The idea started on May 24, 2019, when a fan suggested on [[Reddit]] that [[MrBeast]] (Jimmy Donaldson) should plant 20 million trees to celebrate reaching 20 million subscribers on YouTube.<ref name="redditpost">{{cite web|title=Please save us MrBeast|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/PewdiepieSubmissions/comments/brzbdk/please_save_us_mrbeast/|work=[[Reddit]]|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref> The idea spread across [[YouTube]], [[Reddit]], and [[Twitter]], mostly in the form of [[meme]]s.<ref name=theverge1/><ref name=insider/> The idea may be related to the [[2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires]]. American YouTuber, engineer, and inventor [[Mark Rober]] partnered directly with Donaldson to launch the fundraiser. On October 25, 2019, Donaldson uploaded a YouTube video explaining his plan,<ref name="mrbeastvid">{{cite web|title=Planting 20,000,000 Trees, My Biggest Project Ever!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJKxAhLw5I|work=[[YouTube]]|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref> which claimed the top spot on YouTube's trending page, and numerous YouTubers have joined the movement.<ref name=newsweek1468219/><ref name=insider/><ref name="theverge2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932700/youtubers-climate-change-team-trees |title=Planting trees to take on climate change isn't as easy as YouTubers might think |last=Calma |first=Justine |date=October 25, 2019|website=[[The Verge]]|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030003214/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932700/youtubers-climate-change-team-trees |archive-date=2019-10-30 |access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> Every donation goes to the ''Arbor Day Foundation'', which pledges to plant one tree for every [[U.S. dollar]] donated.<ref name=theverge1/>
The idea started on May 24, 2019, when a fan suggested on [[Reddit]] that [[MrBeast]] (Jimmy Donaldson) should plant 20 million trees to celebrate reaching 20 million subscribers on YouTube.<ref name="redditpost">{{cite web|title=Please save us MrBeast|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/PewdiepieSubmissions/comments/brzbdk/please_save_us_mrbeast/|work=[[Reddit]]|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref> The idea spread across [[YouTube]], [[Reddit]], and [[Twitter]], mostly in the form of [[meme]]s.<ref name=theverge1/><ref name=insider/> The idea may be related to the [[2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires]]. American YouTuber, engineer, and inventor [[Mark Rober]] partnered directly with Donaldson to launch the fundraiser. On October 25, 2019, Donaldson uploaded a YouTube video explaining his plan,<ref name="mrbeastvid">{{cite web|title=Planting 20,000,000 Trees, My Biggest Project Ever!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJKxAhLw5I|work=[[YouTube]]|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref> which claimed the top spot on YouTube's trending page, and numerous YouTubers have joined the movement.<ref name=insider/><ref name="theverge2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932700/youtubers-climate-change-team-trees |title=Planting trees to take on climate change isn't as easy as YouTubers might think |last=Calma |first=Justine |date=October 25, 2019|website=[[The Verge]]|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030003214/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932700/youtubers-climate-change-team-trees |archive-date=2019-10-30 |access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name=newsweek1468219/> Every donation goes to the ''Arbor Day Foundation'', which pledges to plant one tree for every [[U.S. dollar]] donated.<ref name=theverge1/>


Notable YouTubers who have donated include [[Rhett & Link]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Marshmello]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[iJustine]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Marques Brownlee]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[The Slow Mo Guys]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Ninja (video game player)|Ninja]],<ref name=theverge1/><ref name="businsider">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T|title=A YouTuber launched a viral campaign to plant 20 million trees by 2020. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and other tech CEOs and YouTube personalities|first=Paige|last=Leskin|accessdate=November 19, 2019|date=November 10, 2019|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> [[Simone Giertz]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Jacksepticeye]],<ref name=theverge1/><ref name="jacksepticeyetweet">{{cite tweet|user=Jack_Septic_Eye|author-link=Jacksepticeye|number=1189542872351154177|date=October 30, 2019|title=Said I would do a personal donation during my livestream 🌲❤️ #TeamTrees|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Smarter Every Day]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[PewDiePie]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="tweet_pewdiepie">{{Cite tweet|user=pewdiepie|author-link=PewDiePie|number=1189902583936225283|date=November 19, 2019|title=Boomer here who didnt realize you could leave a message. This is from the 9 year olds #TeamTrees|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Simply Nailogical]], [[The King of Random]], [[The Try Guys]], [[Alan Becker]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="alanbeckertweet">{{cite tweet|user=alanthebecker|author-link=Alan Becker|number=1189279445762428931|date=October 29, 2019|title=The actual reason why I donated $5100 #TeamTrees https://youtu.be/mlLl8eFJgkU|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Alan Walker (music producer)|Alan Walker]],<ref name="cultr">{{Cite web |url=https://cultr.com/news/alan-walker-donates-100k-to-team-trees/ |title=Alan Walker Donates $100K To MrBeast's Team Trees Campaign |last=Tryon |first=Oliver |date=October 28, 2019|website=CULTR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101025459/https://cultr.com/news/alan-walker-donates-100k-to-team-trees/|archive-date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="alanwalkertweet">{{cite tweet|user=MarkRober|author-link=Mark Rober|number=1188128221193048064|date=October 26, 2019|title=.@IAmAlanWalker planted 100,001 trees and took @MrBeastYT’s spot on top so @MrBeastYT planted an ADDITIONAL 100,002 trees!!!#goodyoutubedrama #teamtrees|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> and [[Jeffree Star]].<ref name=businsider/><ref name="bbc50233221">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50233221 |title=#TeamTrees: YouTube stars boost tree-planting campaign to over $8m |date=2019-10-30 |website=[[BBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030203018/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50233221 |archive-date=2019-10-30 |access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref><ref name="jeffreestartweet">{{cite tweet|user=JeffreeStar|author-link=Jeffree Star|number=1187890315203493888|date=October 25, 2019|title=This is fucking incredible! I just gave $50,000 to plant 50 thousand trees 💚 Spread the word and help our planet 🙏🏻|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> Entrepreneurs such as [[Elon Musk]],<ref name="elonmuskindependent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/elon-musk-trees-twitter-treelon-teamtrees-mrbeast-youtube-campaign-a9177361.html |title=Elon Musk pledges 1 million trees to TeamTree campaign and changes Twitter name to Treelon|publisher=[[The Independent]]|access-date=18 November 2019 |date=October 31, 2019 |last=Cuthbertson |first=Anthony }}</ref><ref name="forbes">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisstrub/2019/10/29/teamtrees/#58735ff25f6e |title=Elon Musk Donates $1 Million To #TeamTrees, Changes Twitter Identity To 'Treelon'|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=November 19, 2019|date=October 29, 2019 |last=Strub |first=Chris}}</ref> [[Tobias Lütke]],<ref name="futurism">{{Cite web |url=https://futurism.com/the-byte/shopify-ceo-one-ups-elon-musk-trees |title=Rival CEO literally one-ups Elon Musk's million-tree donation |last=Houser |first=Kristin |date=2019-10-31 |website=Futurism |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102065141/https://futurism.com/the-byte/shopify-ceo-one-ups-elon-musk-trees |archive-date=2019-11-02 |access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref><ref name="heavy">{{cite news|title=Tobi Lutke Changes Name to Lorax on Twitter After Pledging to Plant 1,000,001 Trees|url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/tobi-lutke-lorax/|work=[[Heavy.com]]|last=Farrell|first=Paul|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Marc Benioff]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="marcbeniofftweet">{{cite tweet|user=MrBeastYT|author-link=MrBeast|number=1192212026497601536|date=November 6, 2019|title=Marc Benioff just planted 900,000 trees and brought us over 14 million!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE SO CLOSE!|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Susan Wojcicki]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="susanwojcickitweet">{{cite tweet|user=SusanWojcicki|author-link=Susan Wojcicki|number=1189629047229206528|date=October 30, 2019|title=Incredible to see the momentum of #TeamTrees and the power of the @YouTube creator community raising money for @arborday. I'm donating 200k trees to help #TeamTrees reach 20M trees 🌲Thanks to @MarkRober for your leadership! https://youtu.be/KEA8wis3FIs|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Jack Dorsey]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="jackdorseytweet">{{cite tweet|user=MrBeastYT|author-link=MrBeast|number=1189885306260115458|date=October 31, 2019|title=Jack (CEO of twitter) just casually donated another 200,000 trees lol Go Donate! - http://teamtrees.org|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> and [[Jean-Michel Lemieux]]<ref name=businsider/><ref name="jeanmichellemieuxtweet">{{cite tweet|user=jmwind|author-link=Jean-Michel Lemieux|number=1189935317979037696|date=October 31, 2019|title=You did it team. Carbon offset for all those bots. Thanks for the nudge and support. Go donate! 👟❤️🌳 #TeamTrees @MrBeastYT|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> have also donated and promoted the campaign. Notable companies who have donated include [[Verizon]], [[Discovery Channel]], and ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''.
Notable YouTubers who have donated include [[Rhett & Link]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Marshmello]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[iJustine]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Marques Brownlee]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[The Slow Mo Guys]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Ninja (video game player)|Ninja]],<ref name=theverge1/><ref name="businsider">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T|title=A YouTuber launched a viral campaign to plant 20 million trees by 2020. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and other tech CEOs and YouTube personalities|first=Paige|last=Leskin|accessdate=November 19, 2019|date=November 10, 2019|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> [[Simone Giertz]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[Jacksepticeye]],<ref name=theverge1/><ref name="jacksepticeyetweet">{{cite tweet|user=Jack_Septic_Eye|author-link=Jacksepticeye|number=1189542872351154177|date=October 30, 2019|title=Said I would do a personal donation during my livestream 🌲❤️ #TeamTrees|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Smarter Every Day]],<ref name=theverge1/> [[PewDiePie]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="tweet_pewdiepie">{{Cite tweet|user=pewdiepie|author-link=PewDiePie|number=1189902583936225283|date=November 19, 2019|title=Boomer here who didnt realize you could leave a message. This is from the 9 year olds #TeamTrees|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Simply Nailogical]], [[The King of Random]], [[The Try Guys]], [[Alan Becker]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="alanbeckertweet">{{cite tweet|user=alanthebecker|author-link=Alan Becker|number=1189279445762428931|date=October 29, 2019|title=The actual reason why I donated $5100 #TeamTrees https://youtu.be/mlLl8eFJgkU|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Alan Walker (music producer)|Alan Walker]],<ref name="cultr">{{Cite web |url=https://cultr.com/news/alan-walker-donates-100k-to-team-trees/ |title=Alan Walker Donates $100K To MrBeast's Team Trees Campaign |last=Tryon |first=Oliver |date=October 28, 2019|website=CULTR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101025459/https://cultr.com/news/alan-walker-donates-100k-to-team-trees/|archive-date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="alanwalkertweet">{{cite tweet|user=MarkRober|author-link=Mark Rober|number=1188128221193048064|date=October 26, 2019|title=.@IAmAlanWalker planted 100,001 trees and took @MrBeastYT’s spot on top so @MrBeastYT planted an ADDITIONAL 100,002 trees!!!#goodyoutubedrama #teamtrees|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> and [[Jeffree Star]].<ref name=businsider/><ref name="bbc50233221">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50233221 |title=#TeamTrees: YouTube stars boost tree-planting campaign to over $8m |date=2019-10-30 |website=[[BBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030203018/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50233221 |archive-date=2019-10-30 |access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref><ref name="jeffreestartweet">{{cite tweet|user=JeffreeStar|author-link=Jeffree Star|number=1187890315203493888|date=October 25, 2019|title=This is fucking incredible! I just gave $50,000 to plant 50 thousand trees 💚 Spread the word and help our planet 🙏🏻|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> Entrepreneurs such as [[Elon Musk]],<ref name="elonmuskindependent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/elon-musk-trees-twitter-treelon-teamtrees-mrbeast-youtube-campaign-a9177361.html |title=Elon Musk pledges 1 million trees to TeamTree campaign and changes Twitter name to Treelon|publisher=[[The Independent]]|access-date=18 November 2019 |date=October 31, 2019 |last=Cuthbertson |first=Anthony }}</ref><ref name="forbes">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisstrub/2019/10/29/teamtrees/#58735ff25f6e |title=Elon Musk Donates $1 Million To #TeamTrees, Changes Twitter Identity To 'Treelon'|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=November 19, 2019|date=October 29, 2019 |last=Strub |first=Chris}}</ref> [[Tobias Lütke]],<ref name="futurism">{{Cite web |url=https://futurism.com/the-byte/shopify-ceo-one-ups-elon-musk-trees |title=Rival CEO literally one-ups Elon Musk's million-tree donation |last=Houser |first=Kristin |date=2019-10-31 |website=Futurism |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102065141/https://futurism.com/the-byte/shopify-ceo-one-ups-elon-musk-trees |archive-date=2019-11-02 |access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref><ref name="heavy">{{cite news|title=Tobi Lutke Changes Name to Lorax on Twitter After Pledging to Plant 1,000,001 Trees|url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/tobi-lutke-lorax/|work=[[Heavy.com]]|last=Farrell|first=Paul|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Marc Benioff]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="marcbeniofftweet">{{cite tweet|user=MrBeastYT|author-link=MrBeast|number=1192212026497601536|date=November 6, 2019|title=Marc Benioff just planted 900,000 trees and brought us over 14 million!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE SO CLOSE!|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Susan Wojcicki]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="susanwojcickitweet">{{cite tweet|user=SusanWojcicki|author-link=Susan Wojcicki|number=1189629047229206528|date=October 30, 2019|title=Incredible to see the momentum of #TeamTrees and the power of the @YouTube creator community raising money for @arborday. I'm donating 200k trees to help #TeamTrees reach 20M trees 🌲Thanks to @MarkRober for your leadership! https://youtu.be/KEA8wis3FIs|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Jack Dorsey]],<ref name=businsider/><ref name="jackdorseytweet">{{cite tweet|user=MrBeastYT|author-link=MrBeast|number=1189885306260115458|date=October 31, 2019|title=Jack (CEO of twitter) just casually donated another 200,000 trees lol Go Donate! - http://teamtrees.org|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> and [[Jean-Michel Lemieux]]<ref name=businsider/><ref name="jeanmichellemieuxtweet">{{cite tweet|user=jmwind|author-link=Jean-Michel Lemieux|number=1189935317979037696|date=October 31, 2019|title=You did it team. Carbon offset for all those bots. Thanks for the nudge and support. Go donate! 👟❤️🌳 #TeamTrees @MrBeastYT|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> have also donated and promoted the campaign. Notable companies who have donated include [[Verizon]], [[Discovery Channel]], and ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''.
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==Responses==
==Responses==
Media outlets such as [[BBC]],<ref name="bbc50233221"/> [[The Guardian]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/29/youtube-stars-fundraise-plant-trees-around-the-world|title=YouTube stars raise over $6m to plant trees around the world|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Jessica|last=Murray|date=October 29, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref> [[CNN]],<ref name="CNN October 31, 2019"/> [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10232331/what-is-team-trees/|title='PLANT NURTURE CELEBRATE' What is Team Trees? What we know about the YouTube challenge|newspaper=The Sun|first=Aletha|last=Adu|date=October 29, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref> [[Insider Inc.|Insider]],<ref name="insider"/> [[Newsweek]],<ref name="newsweek1468219"/> released positive articles about the tree-planting campaign and it's subsequent environmental impact; with the BBC referencing their article, ''Climate change: Trees 'most effective solution' for warming''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48870920|title=Climate change: Trees 'most effective solution' for warming|first=Matt|last=McGrath|date=July 4, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2019|work=BBC}}</ref> Although, some outlets were skeptical of the campaigns future impact; [[The Verge]] warned of the potential pitfalls that large-scale tree-planting projects must avoid to allow the trees to provide benefits to eco-systems and the planet.<ref name=theverge2/>
Media outlets such as [[BBC]],<ref name="bbc50233221"/> [[The Guardian]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/29/youtube-stars-fundraise-plant-trees-around-the-world|title=YouTube stars raise over $6m to plant trees around the world|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Jessica|last=Murray|date=October 29, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref> [[CNN]],<ref name="CNN October 31, 2019"/> [[Insider Inc.|Insider]],<ref name="insider"/> [[Newsweek]],<ref name="newsweek1468219"/> released positive articles about the tree-planting campaign and it's subsequent environmental impact; with the BBC referencing their article, ''Climate change: Trees 'most effective solution' for warming''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48870920|title=Climate change: Trees 'most effective solution' for warming|first=Matt|last=McGrath|date=July 4, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2019|work=BBC}}</ref> Although, some outlets were skeptical of the campaigns future impact; [[The Verge]] warned of the potential pitfalls that large-scale tree-planting projects must avoid to allow the trees to provide benefits to eco-systems and the planet.<ref name=theverge2/>


[[Discovery Channel]] made a documentary called ''#TeamTrees'' about the campaign which aired on December 3, 2019, coupled with a donation of USD $100,200 the next day.<ref name="businsiderdiscovery">{{cite news|title=Discovery Channel is making a feature about YouTuber MrBeast's #TeamTrees movement, which has raised millions to plant trees|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/discovery-channel-feature-on-youtube-movement-teamtrees-details-release-date-2019-11|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=November 20, 2019|last=Meyers|first=Alyssa|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
[[Discovery Channel]] made a documentary called ''#TeamTrees'' about the campaign which aired on December 3, 2019, coupled with a donation of USD $100,200 the next day.<ref name="businsiderdiscovery">{{cite news|title=Discovery Channel is making a feature about YouTuber MrBeast's #TeamTrees movement, which has raised millions to plant trees|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/discovery-channel-feature-on-youtube-movement-teamtrees-details-release-date-2019-11|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=November 20, 2019|last=Meyers|first=Alyssa|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>

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Team Trees
DateOctober 25, 2019 – present
Also known as
  • TeamTrees
  • #TeamTrees
CauseDeforestation
MotiveTo take action against deforestation by planting 20 million trees
TargetTo raise $20 million crowdfunded U.S. dollars
Organised by
Websiteteamtrees.org

Team Trees, also known as TeamTrees or #TeamTrees, is a 2019 collaborative fundraising challenge aiming to raise 20 million U.S. dollars by 2020 to plant 20 million trees. The initiative was started by American YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober, and is mostly supported by YouTubers.[1][2] All donations will go to the Arbor Day Foundation, a tree-planting organization that pledges to plant one tree for every U.S. dollar donated. The Arbor Day Foundation plan to begin planting in January 2020 and end "no later than December 2022".[3][4] It has been estimated that 20 million trees would take up 180 km2 (69 sq mi) of land,[5] absorb 1.6 million tons of carbon and remove 116 thousand tons of chemical air pollution from the atmosphere.[6]

Background

The idea started on May 24, 2019, when a fan suggested on Reddit that MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) should plant 20 million trees to celebrate reaching 20 million subscribers on YouTube.[7] The idea spread across YouTube, Reddit, and Twitter, mostly in the form of memes.[3][4] The idea may be related to the 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires. American YouTuber, engineer, and inventor Mark Rober partnered directly with Donaldson to launch the fundraiser. On October 25, 2019, Donaldson uploaded a YouTube video explaining his plan,[8] which claimed the top spot on YouTube's trending page, and numerous YouTubers have joined the movement.[4][9][2] Every donation goes to the Arbor Day Foundation, which pledges to plant one tree for every U.S. dollar donated.[3]

Notable YouTubers who have donated include Rhett & Link,[3] Marshmello,[3] iJustine,[3] Marques Brownlee,[3] The Slow Mo Guys,[3] Ninja,[3][10] Simone Giertz,[3] Jacksepticeye,[3][11] Smarter Every Day,[3] PewDiePie,[10][12] Simply Nailogical, The King of Random, The Try Guys, Alan Becker,[10][13] Alan Walker,[14][15] and Jeffree Star.[10][16][17] Entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk,[18][19] Tobias Lütke,[20][21] Marc Benioff,[10][22] Susan Wojcicki,[10][23] Jack Dorsey,[10][24] and Jean-Michel Lemieux[10][25] have also donated and promoted the campaign. Notable companies who have donated include Verizon, Discovery Channel, and Plants vs. Zombies.

The trees will be planted "in a variety of forests on public and private lands in areas of great need" starting in January 2020. The goal is to have them planted "no later than December 2022".[3][4]

Responses

Media outlets such as BBC,[16] The Guardian,[26] CNN,[1] Insider,[4] Newsweek,[2] released positive articles about the tree-planting campaign and it's subsequent environmental impact; with the BBC referencing their article, Climate change: Trees 'most effective solution' for warming.[27] Although, some outlets were skeptical of the campaigns future impact; The Verge warned of the potential pitfalls that large-scale tree-planting projects must avoid to allow the trees to provide benefits to eco-systems and the planet.[9]

Discovery Channel made a documentary called #TeamTrees about the campaign which aired on December 3, 2019, coupled with a donation of USD $100,200 the next day.[28]

Top donations

Rank Donation (USD) Donor Date Comment Notes Ref.
1 $1,000,001 Tobias Lütke October 30, 2019 "For the Lorax" Lütke is the CEO of Shopify. He made this donation in a tongue-in-cheek rivalry to top Elon Musk's donation of $1,000,000 the day prior, and also changed his Twitter username to "Tobi 'Lorax' Lutke." His comment, "For the Lorax," is a reference to Dr. Seuss's 1971 book The Lorax, in which the main character "speaks for the trees." [20][21][10]
2 $1,000,000 Elon Musk October 29, 2019 "For Treebeard" Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. After this donation, he changed his Twitter profile picture to a tree and his username to "Treelon," a portmanteau of "tree" and "Elon". [10][18][19][29][30][16]
3 $900,000 Marc Benioff November 6, 2019 "Inspired by Treelon" Benioff is the CEO of Salesforce. [10][22]
4 $500,000 Plants vs. Zombies December 3, 2019 "In the spirit of Feastivus" Plants vs. Zombies is a mobile video game. They made this donation in the "spirit of Feastivus," an in-game event. [31][32]
5 $250,000 Elf Development A/S October 30, 2019 "Because we care!" ELF Development is a Danish real estate company. [33]
6 $200,000 Susan Wojcicki October 30, 2019 Wojcicki is the CEO of YouTube. [10][30][23]
7 $200,000 Jack Dorsey October 31, 2019 Dorsey is the CEO of Twitter. [10][24]
8 $150,000 Jack Dorsey October 29, 2019 Dorsey is the CEO of Twitter. [10][24][16][34]
9 $100,200 Discovery Channel December 4, 2019 "From Discovery Watch & Plant viewers!" As a part of their "Watch and Plant" event, Discovery Channel stated that they would donate at least $100,000 if 100,000 people tune in to the airing of their #TeamTrees documentary on December 3, 2019. [28]
10 $100,100 Jean-Michel Lemieux October 31, 2019 "We are groot. For sneaker twitter." Lemieux is the CTO of Shopify. [10][25]
11 $100,002 MrBeast October 26, 2019 "Someone PLEASE Take This Spot :)" MrBeast is the co-founder of Team Trees. This was his second donation, in response to Alan Walker's previous donation of $100,001. [10][14][15]
12 $100,001 Alan Walker October 26, 2019 "I want to plant one of the trees!" Walker is a British-born Norwegian DJ and record producer. He made this donation in response to MrBeast's challenge. [10][14][15]
13 $100,000 MrBeast October 25, 2019 "I dare you to take this space from me :)" MrBeast is the co-founder of Team Trees. [10][14]
14 $100,000 Verizon Green Team October 31, 2019 "Tree-rific initiative! @VerizonGreen is happy to be a part!" American telecommunications company Verizon made this donation via its Green Team. The donation amount represents three trees for every Verizon Green Team worker. [10][35]
15 $100,000 RAK November 20, 2019
16 $69,420 PewDiePie October 31, 2019 PewDiePie, a Swedish YouTuber and comedian, made this donation under the name "poopiepie". The donation number is a comedic in-joke combining numbers from internet culture: 69 and 420. [10][12]
17 $63,235 OneRecipeOneTree November 15, 2019 "From the Cookpad community" Cookpad donated one dollar for every recipe shared on the recipe sharing platform. [36]
18 $50,001 UKRAINE October 28, 2019 "You guys rock!"
19 $50,001 UAMTEC November 1, 2019 "In memory of fimbrethil."
20 $50,000 Mark Rober October 25, 2019 "So stoked to be part of this! #TeamTrees" Rober is an American YouTuber, engineer, and inventor. He is the co-founder of Team Trees. [10]
21 $50,000 Jeffree Star October 25, 2019 "Let's all help change the world." Star is an American internet celebrity, beauty YouTuber, makeup artist, model, entrepreneur, and singer-songwriter. [10][17]

Progress

As of December 10, 2019, the project has raised 17.8 million dollars.[37]

Daily progress
Date Time Dollars raised (USD) Ref.
October 25, 2019 23:48 1,346,673 [38]
October 26, 2019 22:04 3,855,582 [39]
October 27, 2019 22:34 5,114,086 [40]
October 28, 2019 23:16 5,869,928 [41]
October 29, 2019 22:24 6,421,543 [42]
October 30, 2019 23:26 10,017,094 [43]
October 31, 2019 23:10 11,139,410 [44]
November 1, 2019 17:54 11,418,408 [45]
November 2, 2019 20:09 12,127,398 [46]
November 3, 2019 21:30 12,457,975 [47]
November 4, 2019 23:40 12,759,177 [48]
November 5, 2019 23:02 12,990,038 [49]
November 6, 2019 17:35 13,086,723 [50]
November 7, 2019 22:32 14,270,669 [51]
November 8, 2019 13:29 14,318,587 [52]
November 9, 2019 17:00 14,493,575 [53]
November 10, 2019 10:51 14,571,404 [54]
November 11, 2019 22:33 14,792,203 [55]
November 12, 2019 21:34 15,067,647 [56]
November 13, 2019 5:58 15,117,537 [57]
November 14, 2019 15:50 15,256,989 [58]
November 15, 2019 17:48 15,389,379 [59]
November 16, 2019 22:26 15,470,709 [60]
November 17, 2019 17:53 15,516,700 [61]
November 18, 2019 22:05 15,614,674 [62]
November 19, 2019 20:22 15,664,293 [63]
November 20, 2019 21:46 15,838,510 [64]
November 21, 2019 19:27 15,887,461 [65]
November 22, 2019 19:56 16,012,188 [66]
November 23, 2019 9:39 16,027,059 [67]
November 24, 2019 14:59 16,076,671 [68]
November 25, 2019 19:51 16,151,263 [69]
November 26, 2019 18:19 16,211,416 [70]
November 27, 2019 23:03 16,269,647 [71]
November 28, 2019 23:03 16,305,295 [72]
November 29, 2019 3:03 16,312,088 [73]
November 30, 2019 22:04 16,419,021 [74]
December 1, 2019 15:15 16,442,831 [75]
December 2, 2019 23:04 16,522,729 [76]
December 3, 2019 22:03 17,094,531 [77]
December 4, 2019 22:06 17,293,791 [78]
December 5, 2019 22:03 17,358,666 [79]
December 6, 2019 23:03 17,438,145 [80]
December 7, 2019 22:04 17,478,462 [81]
December 8, 2019 23:08 17,534,195 [82]
December 9, 2019 23:06 17,646,302 [83]
December 10, 2019 23:06 17,758,569 [37]

External links

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