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Ecosia: A search engine that plants trees

Can trees grow through green searches on the Internet? One step closer to biodiversity with every tree? How does that work?

The sustainability detectives visited Ecosia, a community that plants trees for climate protection. They found out exactly what this means from Sarina Bauer, Local Community Manager at Ecosia.

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How many search queries does it take to plant a tree?

How many search queries are needed to plant a tree depends on when, from where and what is being searched for. Ecosia has calculated that it takes about 50 searches to plant a tree.

The sustainability detectives learned from Ecosia that searches can plant trees. But they wondered what the cell phone has to do with climate protection and whether they, as children, can make any difference at all. They received the answer from Maria Gose, Social Media Manager at WWF.

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Episode 2: Smart home, smarte future?

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Episode 3: Sustainable in everyday life

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