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.
Basic Info
Type of site Search engine Launched 7 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-07) Available in English and 27 other languages
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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 organizers drew up and financed plans with timber companies and local communities.
Web references
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YouTube
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Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia