{"id":80186,"date":"2025-11-27T12:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/bomen-en-biodiversiteit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:56:25","slug":"trees-and-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/trees-and-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Trees and biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper-inner  has-shadow-background-color\" style=\"padding:50px 50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Boomsoorten-2.svg\" alt=\"icon-boomsoorten\" class=\"wp-image-11551\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cee2f0b82ab75040182e582887e13c52\" id=\"compenseer-de-gemiddelde-co2-footprint\">Directly to:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#importance\">Improving biodiversity: why is it important?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#extinct\">Why it\u2019s bad when species become extinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#increase-biodiversity\">How trees increase biodiversity <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#habitats\">Trees as habitats for plants and wildlife<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ecosystems\">How trees enrich ecosystems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#projects\">The impact of our projects on biodiversity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"importance\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fb3449f0bb6ab00fc69f77efb199a\"><strong>Improving biodiversity: why is it important?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biodiversity is the variety of\u202f<strong>all life on earth<\/strong>. This includes plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and everything in between. Together, all these different species form an ecosystem. A forest, for instance, is an example of an ecosystem. And so are rivers, oceans and even your own back garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an\u202f<strong>ecosystem<\/strong>, everything is connected: all the species depend on one another for their survival. If some species disappear, the whole balance of an ecosystem is disrupted. Then nature, and people too, become more vulnerable to heat, drought or flooding, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, biodiversity ensures <strong>strong ecosystems<\/strong>. Healthy ecosystems sequester carbon better, retain water and make the soil more fertile. They also help people, wildlife and nature as a whole to cope better with extreme conditions. So, by protecting biodiversity worldwide, we\u2019re also protecting ourselves!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-slider \">\n\n        <div class=\"slider\">\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/specht2-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"specht\" title=\"specht2\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/grasmus-berk-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"grasmus-berk\" title=\"Warbler,In,The,Groote,Peel,Near,Ospel\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ree-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"ree\" title=\"Roe,Deer,(roebuck),Watching,Curious,With,His,Ears,Up.,Roe\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groene-ijsvogel-Mexico.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana  resident breeding bird which occurs from southern Texas in the United States south through Central and South America to Argentina. Male above the water.\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/beuk-1-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Beech,Tree,Branch,With,Beech,Seeds.,Beech,Nuts.,Summer,Forest\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/orang-oetan-borneo-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Orang - oetan\" title=\"A,Baby,Orangutan,In,The,Wild.,Indonesia.,The,Island,Of\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/citroenvlinder-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"citroenvlinder\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper  has-secondary-background-color\" id=\"extinct\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40301577d432d657ddf5e9f230967075\">Why it\u2019s bad when species become extinct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e8acd864a8d1c727804f6d39c12c23c wp-block-paragraph\">The bee is a good example to explain this. Bees pollinate flowers, allowing fruit, nuts and seeds to develop on plants and trees. Less pollination therefore means less food, declining harvests, rising food prices and loss of habitats for other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d7a544adb65738f3dddb0bfeb609a2c wp-block-paragraph\">Removing just one link \u2013 the bee \u2013 upsets the whole system. So, biodiversity is not a luxury, but the <strong>foundation of healthy life<\/strong> on earth. This is why our projects worldwide contribute to maintaining and reinforcing biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be3237765251ce4aeab70b68ce3f740a wp-block-paragraph\">On Borneo, for instance, we\u2019re expanding the habitat of endangered orang-utans, in\u202fVietnam\u202fwe\u2019ve reintroduced a nearly extinct species of tree, and in\u202fMexico\u202fa manatee has been spotted in our project area again after many years, partly thanks to reforestation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/projects\/\" class=\"wp-acf-block block-button-link link standard align-left \" target=\"\" >\n        <span>Take a look at all our projects<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-slider \">\n\n        <div class=\"slider\">\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bij-sleedoorn-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"bij sleedoorn\" title=\"bij sleedoorn\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kev-via-Pixabay-e1757670135515.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kev via Pixabay\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                            <figcaption>\n                                <em>\n                                    Kev via Pixabay\n                                <\/em>\n                            <\/figcaption>\n                                            <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-koperwiek-Siegfried-Poepperl-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pexels-koperwiek-Siegfried Poepperl\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"increase-biodiversity\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3130236be5e8762465389e8fc98e4b2d\">How trees increase biodiversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trees play an important role in increasing biodiversity. Indeed, a tree is actually <strong>a tiny ecosystem<\/strong> by itself, housing all sorts of species, including insects, birds, fungi and other organisms. Trees provide them with food, shelter and a place to breed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A single native common oak is home to more than 400 species of insect! They attract all sorts of birds and mammals, which in turn contribute to spreading seeds \u2013 from which new trees and plants eventually grow. So together, all the different species maintain the ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where trees disappear, there is often a <strong>rapid decline in biodiversity<\/strong>. All sorts of species lose their habitat and food sources at once. Fortunately, the reverse is also true: if we plant new forests and manage and protect them well, then nature returns step by step. Then biodiversity can recover, resulting in a resilient ecosystem once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/plant-a-tree\" class=\"wp-acf-block block-button-link button tertiary align-center \" target=\"\" >\n        <span>Plant a tree<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-slider \">\n\n        <div class=\"slider\">\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aras-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ara's\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dieren-Oeganda-2-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Chimpanzee-Uganda\" title=\"Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) mother and baby age two and a half, tropical forest, Western Uganda\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mali-maeder-roots-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"boom-stam\" title=\"mali-maeder-roots\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Vliegend-hert-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"vliegend-hert\" title=\"Lucanus,Cervus,,The,European,Stag,Beetle,,Is,One,Of,The\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bosuil-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"bosuil\" title=\"bosuil\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IJsvogel-Foto-door-Andrew-Mckie-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"ijsvogel\" title=\"IJsvogel (Foto door Andrew Mckie)\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_2355-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"tanzania-trees-for-all\" title=\"DSC_2355\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"habitats\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e33e9685aa82872aed362297a6d28796\">Trees as habitats for plants and wildlife<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Countless plants and animals live<strong> in and around trees <\/strong>and forests. Moss grows on the bark, birds and bats brood in the cavities, insects and larvae hide under the bark, and birds and squirrels live in the crowns. And did you know that even dead trees are valuable to a forest? They provide food for fungi, beetles and ants, for instance. And when a tree dies, it releases minerals that can be used by other trees and organisms. So, the impact of just one species of tree can be huge!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper overlap-bottom has-secondary-background-color\" id=\"ecosystems\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23e4826965deff114807dc935c4b7728\">How trees enrich ecosystems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1ab06efe067713431cf233f920a3961c wp-block-paragraph\">Trees form the basis of many ecosystems. For example, they provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t<section class=\"wp-acf-block block-bullet-list secondary-bgcolor\">\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" width=\"24px\" height=\"24px\"><path fill=\"#3A4147\" d=\"M44,24c0,11.045-8.955,20-20,20S4,35.045,4,24S12.955,4,24,4S44,12.955,44,24z\"\/><path fill=\"#FFFFFF\" d=\"M34.586,14.586l-13.57,13.586l-5.602-5.586l-2.828,2.828l8.434,8.414l16.395-16.414L34.586,14.586z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><strong>Healthy soil.\u202f<\/strong>Tree roots aerate the soil, retain rainwater and stimulate healthy soil. The leaves that fall on the ground are also an important source of nutrition for fungi, insects and other organisms that keep the soil healthy.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" width=\"24px\" height=\"24px\"><path fill=\"#3A4147\" d=\"M44,24c0,11.045-8.955,20-20,20S4,35.045,4,24S12.955,4,24,4S44,12.955,44,24z\"\/><path fill=\"#FFFFFF\" d=\"M34.586,14.586l-13.57,13.586l-5.602-5.586l-2.828,2.828l8.434,8.414l16.395-16.414L34.586,14.586z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><strong>Water and a favourable (micro)climate.<\/strong>\u202fTrees provide shade and coolness, collect rainwater and reduce soil erosion (whereby the upper layers of soil are washed or blown away). They also ensure a stable (micro)climate, for example by creating damp surroundings where frogs, salamanders, dragonflies, ferns and mosses thrive.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t<section class=\"wp-acf-block block-bullet-list secondary-bgcolor\">\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" width=\"24px\" height=\"24px\"><path fill=\"#3A4147\" d=\"M44,24c0,11.045-8.955,20-20,20S4,35.045,4,24S12.955,4,24,4S44,12.955,44,24z\"\/><path fill=\"#FFFFFF\" d=\"M34.586,14.586l-13.57,13.586l-5.602-5.586l-2.828,2.828l8.434,8.414l16.395-16.414L34.586,14.586z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><strong>Food.<\/strong>\u202fTrees provide nectar, fruit, seeds and leaves, on which countless species are dependent. An oak, for instance, can produce thousands of kilos of leaves, acorns and wood residues each year. This benefits birds, mice, insects, fungi and even large mammals.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" width=\"24px\" height=\"24px\"><path fill=\"#3A4147\" d=\"M44,24c0,11.045-8.955,20-20,20S4,35.045,4,24S12.955,4,24,4S44,12.955,44,24z\"\/><path fill=\"#FFFFFF\" d=\"M34.586,14.586l-13.57,13.586l-5.602-5.586l-2.828,2.828l8.434,8.414l16.395-16.414L34.586,14.586z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><strong>Structure in the landscape.<\/strong> An ecosystem with trees consists of several \u201cstoreys\u201d: from the uppermost crowns of the trees to the shrub layer and the forest floor. Different species are found in each layer, making forests some of the most species-rich places on earth.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"wp-acf-block block-slider \">\n\n        <div class=\"slider\">\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Eekhoorn-in-boom-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"eekhoorn-in-boom\" title=\"Eekhoorn in boom\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vlinder-sleedoorn-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"vlinder-sleedoorn\" title=\"vlinder sleedoorn\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mushrooms-g895ee3ff7_1920-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"dood hout\" title=\"mushrooms-g895ee3ff7_1920\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/zwarte-els-merel-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"merel-zwarte-els\" title=\"A,Male,Blackbird,Sits,In,The,Shade,On,A,Branch\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kuifmakaak-Sulawesi-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kuifmakaak Sulawesi\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/De-grasmus.jpg\" alt=\"grasmus\" title=\"De grasmus\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                    <figure>\n                                                    <img data-src=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1261779557-scaled-1440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Big parrot in habitat. Endangered parrot, Great green macaw, Ara ambiguus, also known as Buffon's macaw. Wild tropical forest bird, flying with outstretched wings against green vegetation.\" class=\"tns-lazy\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\" id=\"projects\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a1300b5a93fc03a7d480e03aa15b64cb\">The impact of our projects on biodiversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our projects in the Netherlands and abroad contribute to reinforcing and protecting biodiversity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Restoring habitats.\u202f<\/strong>By planting trees, we expand the habitats of plants and wildlife. For example, we link up existing areas of nature, so that plant and animal species can move around easier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More variety of species.<\/strong>\u202fWe plant mixed forests of native trees and shrubs: species that occur naturally in a particular area. This approach ensures strong forests that can take a punche and which attract plant and animal species that are also indigenous to the area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preserving endangered species.<\/strong>\u202fReforestation contributes to the protection of endangered species of wildlife all over the world: from orang-utans on Borneo\u202fand marine animals in\u202fMexico\u202fto unique woodland birds in the\u202fGroene Woud in Brabant!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019d like to contribute to the conservation of unique nature and biodiversity worldwide, then please help us plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/plant-a-tree\" class=\"wp-acf-block block-button-link button tertiary align-center \" target=\"\" >\n        <span>Plant a tree<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-g2p-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n    \n                \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/treesforall.nl\/en\/impact-of-trees\/\" class=\"wp-acf-block block-button-link link primary align-left  arrow-reverse\" target=\"\" >\n        <span>Back to the impact of trees<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":58584,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-80186","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How trees improve biodiversity - Trees for All<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biodiversity is the variety of\u202fall life on earth. 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