From 2021 to 2030, 260,000 hectares of ecological projects such as afforestation, conservation and tending will be carried out, equivalent to planting, protecting and restoring 340 million trees.
Pledge by Ant Group
This pledge will take place from 2021 to 2030
Pledge overview
From 2021 to 2030, we aim to carry out 260,000 hectares of afforestation, conservation and tending ecological restoration projects in ecologically vulnerable areas in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Hebei, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in China, which will further alleviate ecological degradation such as desertification and soil erosion in these areas, and also improve biodiversity and ecological carbon sink capacity, increase forest coverage and carbon storage, tackle and mitigate global climate change.
Ecological restoration projects carried out under this goal will not only produce ecological benefits, but also economic and social benefits. The project will create employment opportunities and income for participating local farmers and herders, and allow local communities to participate directly in efforts to improve the local ecological environment.
Actions in this pledge
Restoring and growing trees and forest landscapes - 260000 hectares of land
- Assisted natural regeneration
- Reforestation
- Watershed protection and erosion control
- Restoring & Growing
Enabling activities for trees and forest landscapes
- Sustainable forest management
- Education and capacity building
- Community mobilisation
- Youth engagement
- Data collection, management and technological tools
Our system of accreditation
The afforestation projects supported by Ant Group through the Ant Forest Project have been independently inspected and accepted by a third-party auditing entity, and the number of trees planted each year is independently verified by a third-party accounting firm.
Our partners
Shanghai Ant Forest Ecological Green Development Foundation, China Green Foundation, China Green Carbon Foundation, China Rural Development Foundation, China Environmental Protection Foundation, China Youth Development Foundation, Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation, Elion Foundation, Yunnan Green Environment Development Foundation, etc., as well as local forestry and grassland authorities.
Our locations
We are working at locations across China.
