Seven Million Trees in Amazon sponsor partnership

The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world

Adopt a tree in the Amazon Rainforest and simultaneously vote for the Amazon to be one of the Official New7Wonders of Nature. These are the goals of a sponsor partnership announced today between New7Wonders of Nature and Seven Million Trees.

“Preserving what is left of our forests is the best and most effective way to ensure the remains of the biodiversity and natural resources of our planet,” said Gabriela Berriel, Representative of Seven Million Trees. “That’s why it is so important to elect the Amazon one of the New 7Wonders of Nature.”

Jean-Paul de la Fuente, Director of New7Wonders, said: “This innovative sponsor partnership enables people around the world to take directly part in the environmental process whilst participating in the global 1 billion votes campaign to elect the Official New7Wonders of Nature.”

Seven Million Trees is an association of private companies dedicated to promoting environmental education and awareness by protecting large tracts of the Amazon forest. By making a contribution of US$3, participants adopt a tree for one year. In return, Seven Million Trees issues a certificate that contains the tree’s coordinates and serves as proof of preservation.

The Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia, the Amazon jungle or the Amazon basin, encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), though the forest itself occupies some 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres), located within nine nations. The Amazon represents over half of the planet’s remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. The Amazon river is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total flow greater than the top ten rivers worldwide combined. It accounts for approximately one-fifth of the total world river flow and has the biggest drainage basin on the planet