Ecosia
Ecosia was founded in 2009 Ecosia is a social business founded in 2009 after a trip around the world December 2009 Ecosia is born Christian founded Ecosia.org after a trip around the world helped him understand the problems of deforestation.
| Headquarters Berlin, Germany |
| Launched 7 December 2009; 15 years ago (2009-12-07) (search engine), 22 April 2024; 8 months ago (2024-04-22) (web browser) |
| Available in English and 27 other languages |
Basic Info
| Available in English and 27 other languages |
| Headquarters Berlin, Germany |
| Launched 7 December 2009; 15 years ago (2009-12-07) (search engine), 22 April 2024; 8 months ago (2024-04-22) (web browser) |
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History
Ecosia was launched on 7 December 2009 to coincide with UN climate talks in Copenhagen. Over time, Ecosia has supported various tree-planting programs. Until December 2010, Ecosia's funds went to a WWF Germany program that protected Juruena National Park in the Amazon basin. To protect this area, the
