Question 1

What does Land Life do?

Accepted Answer

Land Life is on a mission to restore the world’s 2 billion hectares of degraded land. To achieve this mission, we plant trees at scale, where nature needs help and use technology as a driver to enable us to grow forests.

We work with partners and landowners in the field: we help them revitalize the land where trees once stood by (co-)designing and planting diverse native species and monitoring the impact over time.

Our customers are companies that have a strong sustainability agenda. We help them turn their carbon footprints into high-impact reforestation projects that grow into resilient forests over time.

Question 2

What sets Land Life apart from other tree-planting organizations?

Accepted Answer

Land Life creates technology-driven, scalable reforestation projects with tangible impact. We apply drones, AI and monitoring tools across the value chain to increase efficiency, transparency and performance, collecting detailed data to track tree health and optimize planting designs. By restoring thousands of hectares of diverse, resilient forests, we remove significant CO2 while revitalizing ecosystems and supporting local communities. Our digital dashboard, SIA, provides GPS coordinates, species data and field updates, offering fully transparent reforestation.

Question 3

Is Land Life a NGO?

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No. We are a social enterprise putting our mission of restoring the world’s 2 billion hectares of degraded land above all else. We chose to organize ourselves as a for-profit company in order to stay in control of our own operations and get to decide when, where and how we plant trees.

We chose to be a for-profit company because we believe we are part of an emerging climate sector that requires diverse players from governments to NGOs to companies to work together to tackle climate change.

Question 4

Is Land Life conducting reforestation or afforestation?

Accepted Answer

Reforestation is what we do. For context, reforestation refers to planting trees where trees once stood. Afforestation refers to planting trees in an area where forests did not previously exist.

Question 5

Can I donate or volunteer?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately not. We are not set up to manage your well-intended contributions or volunteering. Besides our own planting teams, we work together with local communities in the field.

Question 6

What kind of technology does Land Life use?

Accepted Answer

Think drones, satellite imagery, machine learning and monitoring applications. We collect extensive data to track trees’ health and performance so we can get better and better with each planting season.

You can find more detailed information on our website.

Question 7

Who are the people behind Land Life?

Accepted Answer

We are a team of 50 (and growing) based in the Netherlands, Spain, USA and Australia (for now). We come from all backgrounds, spanning the fields of ecology, engineering, remote sensing, software development, business strategy, sales, marketing and design.

Learn more about us by visiting our website.

Question 8

What is the Cocoon?

Accepted Answer

The Cocoon is a biodegradable tree incubator that enables small seedlings to establish in dry and degraded areas. The Cocoon was Land Life’s first innovation and is patented across the globe. Over time, we started developing and deploying additional technology across the reforestation value chain as we became an end-to-end reforestation company.

Question 9

How can I purchase the Cocoon?

Accepted Answer

Currently the Cocoon is not being sold.

Question 10

Why should my company consider reforestation?

Accepted Answer

Reforestation helps your company address its carbon footprint by actively removing carbon from the atmosphere, while delivering broader environmental and social benefits. It revitalizes ecosystems by bringing wildlife back to degraded areas and supporting endangered species, restores soils and improves groundwater infiltration, and strengthens local communities through jobs, training and local procurement, helping reconnect people with nature.

Question 11

What impact can I expect from Land Life projects?

Accepted Answer

Our projects have several positive impacts. These are amongst others, carbon sequestration, climate mitigation, climate adaptation, nature restoration, regenerating biodiversity and benefiting local communities. See the questions below for more detail.

Question 12

Do your projects support biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

Yes, absolutely. Restoring and enhancing biodiversity is at the heart of what we do. We plant trees to grow resilient and diverse forests, this in itself enhances biodiversity and over time naturally encourages the growth of other flora and fauna. For example, many of our projects are essential parts of migration corridors for mammals, birds and other animals.

Question 13

How do local communities benefit from your projects?

Accepted Answer

Our reforestation projects benefit local communities economically and socially. Unsurprisingly, there is a large overlap between land degradation and lower-income/vulnerable communities. We aim to reverse the land degradation, and in doing so employ and partner with local communities, attracting investments, revitalizing the ecosystem and creating highly skilled jobs, such as Forestry Engineers and Remote Sensing Experts. This is just the beginning, over time nature restoration brings new opportunities, like forest management, ecotourism, etc. Check out our website for more context.

Question 14

How do your projects contribute to climate action?

Accepted Answer

Our projects contribute to climate mitigation, drawing down carbon from the atmosphere, and climate adaptation, making nature more resilient in a changing climate.

For most businesses and organizations, the most tangible overlap with our projects is carbon removals, also called “neutralization,” which help organizations on their journey to reach “Net Zero.”

Question 15

How does CO2 removal work?

Accepted Answer

Carbon removal, or “sequestration” removes or diverts CO2 emissions away from the atmosphere and stores the CO2 in “carbon sinks” such as trees or soil organic matter.

Individuals or organizations looking to reduce their carbon footprint can “neutralize” the residual part of their footprint by supporting reforestation. This is where our projects come in. A tree is one of the oldest and most tangible ways of drawing CO2 from the atmosphere. Nature has been doing this for millennia, and you can see the progress as the tree grows.

Question 16

What is Net Zero and how does it differ from carbon neutrality?

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Net Zero is a new chain of thought, refreshing old terminology eg. carbon neutrality. Carbon offsets refer to verified credits matching your carbon footprint on a year-on-year basis. Net Zero is different because first, you understand your impact, aim to reduce this as much as possible, then you invest in or purchase carbon removals and after that, you purchase carbon credits.

The Paris Agreement primarily focuses on carbon reduction, then removal and offsetting as a last resort. This reflects our preference, we ask partners to change internally too. Removing carbon is not a license to emit.

Question 17

How much carbon does a tree capture?

Accepted Answer

As a rule of thumb, in the areas that we plant it typically takes between 3-5 trees 40 years to remove a ton of CO2. Of course, not every tree is the same so it does vary slightly based on where we plant, how we plant and which species we plant.

Question 18

For how long can trees capture CO2?

Accepted Answer

As trees grow older growth rate is tapering off, implying that overall (net) CO2 capture becomes zero: photosynthesis during day time becomes nullified by respiration at night, as the tree’s canopy also needs to maintain an accumulating amount of it’s biomass in roots, stems and leaves. This differs amongst tree species (e.g. oaks (200-300 yr) generally have a longer lifespan than birch (50-70 yr)) and growing conditions (slower growth in drier and hotter geographies). Additionally, older trees with expanding tree canopies start competing with each other to capture sunlight, while their spreading root systems compete for water and nutrients in the soil. Over time tree growth may also become impaired by pests and diseases.

Question 19

How does Land Life estimated the sequestered carbon of trees?

Accepted Answer

Land Life conducts site-specific modelling to determine carbon sequestration for each project. Our proprietary LLC-FastTrack model draws on National Forest Inventory data and is based on the IPCC Tier 2 approach, extended for mixed-species stands. The FastTrack and Allometry models are data-driven statistical models that use established equations and parameters to estimate carbon sequestration at each site. Projections also account for species interactions, climate dynamics, natural mortality rates and regeneration processes to ensure robust, science-based estimates.

Question 20

Do I need to pay for the land preparation, the design of the project or the reforestation itself?

Accepted Answer

No, you don’t have to pay. Land Life will pay for the entire reforestation project, including the soil analysis, design, planting and monitoring.

Question 21

What makes my land eligible for restoration by Land Life?

Accepted Answer

We look at each project individually. In general, the following thresholds must be met:

1. You must have full ownership rights to enter into an agreement with Land Life
2. Your land was at one time forested or has the potential to become a forest.
3. If planting trees adds value to what nature can do on its own.
4. If there’s no other existing legal obligation to reforest the land.
5. The land should not be used or alternatively, the current land use should not be moved elsewhere as a result of the reforestation.
6. You should be able to agree to protect the new trees for at least 40 years.
7. There should be an average annual rainfall between 600 and 1300 mm.

Question 22

Where does Land Life plant trees?

Accepted Answer

Our large-scale plantings take place in Spain, the US, Indonesia and Australia. In these locations, we work to restore severely degraded land. To date, our largest projects take place in Castilla y Leon, in northern Spain, where the land has been degraded by over-farming, wildfires and urbanization.

Additionally, we also have selective iconic projects that focus on a specific community or species in need. For example, we work with UNHCR, the UN refugee agency to regreen a refugee camp in Northern Cameroon, and are planting trees to restore the habitat of the Monarch Butterfly in the Monarch Biosphere Reserve in Mexico.

To find out more about our current and past locations, have a look at our projects.

Question 23

Why does Land Life choose certain locations?

Accepted Answer

We plant trees on degraded land. This means we work in geographies where nature cannot come back unaided (a UNCCD definition). To make sure we do not just plant trees, but grow lasting, healthy forests, we only plant in geographies where we can count on local governments, partners and communities to safeguard the planted trees. We invest in hubs around the world to plant season after season so we can learn and research to produce the best possible results.

Question 24

What is land degradation?

Accepted Answer

According to the UNCCD “land degradation is a pervasive systemic phenomenon that can take many problematic forms, including chemical contamination and pollution, salinity, soil erosion, nutrient depletion, overgrazing, deforestation, and desertification.”

Question 25

How does Land Life guarantee permanence?

Accepted Answer

We prioritize projects in regions with strong legal frameworks and trusted partners, such as government forestry agencies, community or municipal landowners, and private landowners committed to protective covenants or easements. Each site is carefully designed with an optimized species mix suited to local terrain and climate, selecting trees that complement one another and increase wildfire resilience. Using an in-field monitoring app, we track performance on the ground. Project impacts are measured through technology and shared via our proprietary global reforestation dashboard, enabling stakeholders to follow, track and communicate results.

Question 26

How can you help my company to take climate action?

Accepted Answer

Step number one would be to calculate your carbon footprint and reduce that as much as possible. After doing that, our projects can help you remove your residual emissions over time by working together to plant trees and grow forests. CO2 is removed over 40 years, (nature has its own pace!) Over this period, you can also claim that you are creating, rebuilding and regenerating natural ecosystems.

Question 27

How can my company start planting trees with you?

Accepted Answer

We first need you to figure out the following three things: what is the carbon footprint you want to compensate for and how many years are you willing/able to commit to the planting program.

1. Knowing how much you want to plant, which is typically calculated by your residual emissions, allows us to propose the correct project composition for you.

2. Knowing how many years you are able to commit creates certainty so we can invest in local partnerships and value chains.
Once you know the answers to these two questions, you can reach out to our commercial team via our website.

Question 28

Can I, as an individual, start planting trees with you?

Accepted Answer

We focus on large-scale reforestation projects. As a result, we are not set up to respond to all the wonderful individual inquiries we get.

Question 29

How does my tree planting contribute to the SDG’s?

Accepted Answer

Our projects generate a multitude of positive impacts as previously mentioned. These impacts touch many aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The most notable ones are:

- SDG 15 Life on land: restore degraded land and restore nature
- SDG 13 Climate action: drawing down CO2 from the atmosphere as opposed to avoiding/reducing emission
- SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities: planting near vulnerable communities
- SDG 8 Work & economic growth: local employment opportunities during planting season

Question 30

How do I know that my trees are planted?

Accepted Answer

We are all about “impact you can see,” so we make sure you can see it. The on-the-ground transformation of your growing forest can be followed on our digital reforestation dashboard, SIA. Through SIA, you can see GPS planting coordinates, details about tree species and regularly updated stories from the field as the trees grow.

Question 31

What is the Tree Seeding Robot?

Accepted Answer

The Tree Seeding Robot (TSR) is Land Life’s autonomous terrestrial seeding system designed to accelerate large-scale reforestation. It is a lightweight, self-operating robot that places seeds directly into the soil with precision, following biodiversity prescriptions tailored to site conditions. The TSR is built to operate in rugged and hard-to-access terrain where conventional planting methods are slow, costly, or impractical. Visit our website to learn more.

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