For almost 20 years, Nespresso has invested in agroforestry projects that conserve the ecosystems its coffee farms and communities rely on. This year, Nespresso is taking its commitment to protecting nature one step further with a contribution to American Forests, the nation’s oldest nonprofit conservation organization, in support of forest restoration projects in California, Hawaii and Texas.
By planting 100,000 trees across these regions, Nespresso and American Forests will help restore 320 acres of forest and collect 122 pounds of seed as part of the American Forests Seed Collection Corps. These efforts will help protect biodiversity in regions that have been impacted by development and natural disasters. In the next 50 years, these 100,000 trees could sequester 35,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, roughly equivalent to the emissions from burning 3.9 million gallons of gasoline, or the annual emissions of 4,200 American homes.