Plant Trees for $1 Each (Free Custom Tree Planting Certificate)
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Tree planting is a tax-deductible donation for US individuals and organizations.
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Growing trees, growing leaders!
TIST is an innovative time-tested forestation program led by the participants.
TIST Farmers
are Leaders
More than 131,582 TIST Farmers in 4 countries respond effectively to global climate challenges by planting millions of trees since 1999.
23,360 Small Groups
rotate leadership to create leaders.
TIST's scalable growth is accomplished by Small Groups with rotating leadership among all members.
TIST Farmers improve their lives and create high-value carbon credits.
TIST Program offers industry-leading, award winning carbon credits and offsets.
Our carbon contract creates opportunity for everyone.
TIST Farmers even without land title can receive benefits from trees they plant and keep alive.
Our information is your information.
Every tree grove for every TIST Small Group is audited regularly, and the location of the groves and details are published openly online.
Over 10,000,000 metric tons of CO2 sequestered!
More than 131,582 TIST farmers keep over 23,845,000+ trees alive in India, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. And counting!
131,582+ TIST Farmers are making a measurable difference.
TIST Farmers are successfully counteracting the devastating effects of deforestation, erosion, famine, droughts and floods through an innovative solution: planting millions of trees.
See TIST Kenya afforestation in action!
This quick video shows the program's impressive growth around Mount Kenya.
We believe results should be transparent.
TIST tree quantification data is always available online:
TIST Values
Our unique values are crucial to the program's success:
We are honest.
We are accurate.
We are transparent.
We are mutually accountable.
We are servants to each other.
We are volunteers.
We create big results with low budgets.
A century ago this was dense forest.
TIST Farmers counteract the devastating effects of deforestation, erosion, famine, droughts and floods by planting millions of trees.
TIST Farmers are making a difference!
TIST Benefits & United Nations SDGs
TIST touches on all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals!
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Validations & Awards
TIST has over 20 successful double Validated and Verified Projects under the VCS and CCB Standards.
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William K Reilly Award 2017
B&T Queens Awards 2017
Environmental Finance Best Offset, Best Dev 2016
Environmental Finance PR Best Offset, Best Dev 2016
Environmental Finance Best Offset Runner Up 2015
Environmental Finance Best Offset 2014
Environmental Finance PR Best Offset 2014
World’s First VCS CCB Gold 2012
India PR First US AR CDM 2009
Computerworld Honors Laureate 2007
Microsoft O2OBA Challenge 2007
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