Supporting environmental projects in Italy with Treedom Plus

From protecting marine ecosystems to restoring soils, from social agriculture to biodiversity: with Treedom Plus, you can support new initiatives working to generate positive environmental and social impact.

Planting a tree can be the beginning of something much bigger. It can help restore land, promote biodiversity, diversify agricultural production and create new opportunities for the communities living in a given area. This is one of the reasons why, from the very beginning, Treedom has chosen to work primarily through agroforestry projects: because the value of a tree grows when it becomes part of a wider network of relationships. It is the collaboration between different species that creates systems capable of delivering environmental, economic and social benefits that go far beyond the planting of a single tree.

Over time, however, this same belief has led us to encounter new experiences, get to know different organisations and discover other opportunities to generate positive impact. These experiences have taught us to look at regeneration from different perspectives and recognise the value of initiatives that, while working in different fields, share the same commitment to the planet and its people.

Because regeneration takes many forms.

Many different approaches.
One shared goal.

Environmental and social challenges cannot all be tackled in the same way. Different territories have different needs, and organisations do not all have to do the same thing. Alongside large-scale initiatives, there are smaller organisations, often deeply rooted in the places where they operate. Associations, cooperatives, foundations and other organisations with first-hand knowledge of the ecosystems, communities and challenges of the areas in which they work.

Their size does not make their contribution any less valuable. In fact, their ability to work closely with local communities, understand their vulnerabilities and recognise their resources can make them particularly important agents of change. But size is not the only consideration: what matters is the quality of their work, the strength of their experience and their ability to bring about tangible change.

All these experiences deserve attention, visibility and support. And this is where Treedom wants to put what it has built over the years to use: an international community of people interested in contributing to projects that can bring about positive change.
With Treedom Plus, this opportunity is expanding. Alongside agroforestry projects, it is now possible to support initiatives working in other areas of environmental and social regeneration.

These first three projects offer a good example of this diversity.

Vox Maris:
clearing the seas of discarded fishing nets

End-of-life fishing nets are a significant environmental problem. When abandoned or lost at sea, they can continue to trap marine animals and contribute to pollution in marine ecosystems.

Vox Maris, an initiative of the BioDesign Foundation, works to prevent this through the recovery and recycling of fishing nets. The project has already recovered around 800 tonnes of nets and fishing equipment and continues to expand its work into new territories.

In Sardinia, the laboratory vessel Phileas is supporting a process involving ports and fishing communities, with the aim of establishing new collection points and sending recovered materials for recycling. This work brings together the sea, fishing, research and the circular economy.

La Nuova Arca:
cultivating inclusion

In Rome, La Nuova Arca is a social cooperative that uses organic and social farming as a tool for inclusion and autonomy.

Urban gardens, sensory gardens and horticultural activities become spaces for meeting, training and work, involving people in vulnerable situations. Here, cultivating the land also means cultivating relationships, creating opportunities and contributing to the wellbeing of a community. Because caring for the environment also means caring for the people who live in it.

Campaldoli:
restoring soil

In Tuscany, the Campaldoli project promotes regenerative agriculture practices to restore degraded land and an abandoned olive grove.

The aim is to restore soil vitality, increase its organic matter and encourage biodiversity through agricultural practices and environmental regeneration measures. It is an example of how caring for a territory can begin with restoring land that has lost some of its vitality and giving it new possibilities.

Three projects, three different areas of action. But all share the same commitment to processes that can create lasting value.

Treedom Plus: building connections, multiplying opportunities

This new direction does not replace the work Treedom has always been doing. It expands it.
Planting trees and supporting agroforestry systems remain central to what we do. But through the experiences we have encountered, we have learned that there are many other ways to contribute to the regeneration of our planet and its communities.

That is why we want to connect our community with organisations working on different issues, in different territories and with different areas of expertise. We do not see Treedom as a simple space where projects are added for funding, but as a hub that can connect, champion and give visibility to initiatives that make a positive impact. A bridge between those working on the ground and those who want to be part of the change, even when they are thousands of kilometres away.

An ecosystem of projects, just like a natural ecosystem, draws strength from the diversity of its components and the relationships between them. Because regeneration requires a variety of tools, skills and people. And connecting these experiences can amplify the value of each one.

The tree is one of our tools. Regeneration is our horizon.
Discover the projects available on Treedom Plus and choose the initiatives you want to help grow.