One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in Shelburne, Vermont. They work with amazing reforestation organizations around the world that need financial support to help them get more trees in the ground.

The process is simple, a product sold a tree planted. We collaborate with them to compensate the ecological footprint we generate in our company, especially in the development of each product.

Haiti is a mountainous country that was once covered in lush tropical forests and fertile valleys. Since colonization, its forests have been cleared for industralization – primarily coffee plantations, timber exports, and charcoal.

Over 70% of Haiti’s annual energy comes from wood-based fuels, creating a serious threat to air quality. It’s estimated that between 30 and 40 million trees are cut down each year, and approximately 4,000 kilotons of wood are harvested for energy consumption.

Haiti’s unpredictable climate makes it susceptible to drought, flash flooding, and hurricanes. Soil erosion and lack of tree cover exacerbate the impact of these disasters.

Deforestation in Haiti is closely linked to the poverty cycle; lack of access to fertile ground has led poorer farmers to cultivate steep, treeless slopes, destroying the topsoil and making it difficult for them to yield crops.