Tree planting in Switzerland
In collaboration with local foresters, this project aims to plant trees across Switzerland in areas most affected by climate change. The goal is to restore weakened forests, promote biodiversity, and strengthen ecosystems’ resilience to increasingly extreme weather conditions. This initiative is part of a sustainable effort to preserve Switzerland’s natural heritage and ensure a greener future.
Topics
Impact
- Climat regulation
- Biodiversity and habitat preservation
- Sustainable forest management
- Carbon sequestration
- Water filtration
- Wellbeing of the community
- Air quality
- Prevent erosion
- Protection
Context
Swiss forests are facing significant ecological challenges. The bark beetle is causing widespread damage to spruce trees weakened by rising temperatures, leading to their rapid decline. At the same time, drought is severely affecting silver fir and beech trees, making them more vulnerable to disease and reducing their ability to regenerate. To protect these vital ecosystems, it is essential to replant trees that are more resilient to changing climate conditions. This effort aims to strengthen biodiversity and ensure the long-term health of Swiss forests in the face of growing environmental challenges.
Our partner
Almighty Tree has been a key partner in reforestation and sustainable forest management in Switzerland since 2020. By offering tree planting services to individuals and businesses, Almighty Tree works towards a more sustainable future, aiming to improve the social, economic, and environmental well-being of our communities. The organization is dedicated to enhancing our forest heritage, promoting forest development, and strengthening biodiversity, while raising awareness among the public and businesses about the importance of reconnecting with nature.
Since 2020, more than 57,000 trees have been planted across Switzerland thanks to their efforts. oneAction is proud to collaborate with Almighty Tree to continue restoring our forests and building a greener future.
The project
Almighty Tree – Reforestation and Biodiversity Preservation in Switzerland
🌳 Mission and Actions:
• Committed to protecting and enhancing Swiss forests.
• Works with forestry experts from multiple Swiss cantons.
• Focuses on reforestation and biodiversity through:
• Planting regionally adapted, climate-resilient tree species.
• Creating natural hedgerows to support biodiversity.
• Preserving habitat trees.
• Promoting agroforestry.
🌍 Why Plant Trees in Switzerland?
• Climate change is severely impacting Swiss forests (6 drought years out of the last 10).
• Spruces weakened by drought are attacked by bark beetles.
• Beeches are dying in lowlands due to water shortages.
• Falling timber prices make forest maintenance less attractive.
Goals:
• Support sustainable forest management.
• Replace dying spruce, beech, and silver fir trees.
• Diversify tree species to adapt to climate change.
• Create carbon sinks to capture CO₂.
Tree Species Planted:
• Oak, chestnut, wild cherry, maple, lime, wild pear, service tree, hazel, walnut, and more.
🌿 Benefits of Tree Planting:
• Air purification – Trees absorb CO₂.
• Water filtration – Protects groundwater quality.
• Biodiversity boost – Supports wildlife and ecosystems.
• Climate regulation – Provides cooling and moisture retention.
• Human well-being – Trees reduce stress and promote mental health.
• Support for local farmers and forest owners – Encourages sustainable land use.
🌾 Why Plant Hedges in Switzerland?
• Wildlife habitat: Shelter, food, and breeding grounds for animals and insects.
• Soil and water protection: Stabilizes soil, prevents erosion, and supports riverbanks.
• Windbreaks: Protects crops and landscapes from wind damage.
• Landscape diversity: Enhances rural scenery.
• Forest edge protection: Reduces storm damage near forests.
👉 Almighty Tree plants mainly more resistant types of trees, wooded hedges with fruit-bearing shrubs and remarkable trees to maximize ecological benefits.
The project in figures
5000+
Participants in the activities
+60000
Trees planted
+200
Eco-friendly companies involved
12
Swiss cantons
+150
Planting projects
+15600
Tons of CO2eq absorbed in average
Expected outcomes
- Creation of the forest of tomorrow
- Diversify Swiss forests with more resistant and resilient tree species
- Preservation of biodiversity
- Creation of carbon sink
- Agroforestry and sustainable agriculture activities contribute to soil restoration, water conservation and protection of local flora and fauna in the long term.
Raising awareness
- Getting people closer to nature by involving them in tree planting activities
- Helping forest owners affected by climate change
- Support local farmers by planting living hedge and fruit trees
- Raise awareness of climate change effect on Swiss forests
"Planting trees with Almighty Tree was an amazing and rewarding experience.
Being in the woods allowed our team to disconnect from the digital world and reconnect with nature.
It was also the perfect team building activity as we got to know our colleagues outside the workspace environment while learning about deforestation and the consequences of climate change in Switzerland."
— Turner and Townsend Schweiz GmbH
Our projects
Together with its partners, OneAction develops initiatives to protect nature and empower communities. These initiatives are designed to be holistic, sustainable and locally owned. In most cases, self-financing mechanisms are included in order to create models that can be replicated in different contexts.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works to conserve the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works to conserve the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works to conserve the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Our projects
Together with its partners, OneAction develops initiatives to protect nature and empower communities. These initiatives are designed to be holistic, sustainable and locally owned. In most cases, self-financing mechanisms are included in order to create models that can be replicated in different contexts.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works to conserve the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Past projects
Here are some of OneAction’s past projects.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
GreenAction
OneAction developed pedagogical gardens in several schools in French-speaking Switzerland to strengthen the connection between students and nature.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
GreenAction
OneAction developed pedagogical gardens in several schools in French-speaking Switzerland to strengthen the connection between students and nature.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
GreenAction
OneAction developed pedagogical gardens in several schools in French-speaking Switzerland to strengthen the connection between students and nature.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Past projects
Here are some of OneAction’s past projects.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
GreenAction
OneAction developed pedagogical gardens in several schools in French-speaking Switzerland to strengthen the connection between students and nature.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
GreenAction
OneAction developed pedagogical gardens in several schools in French-speaking Switzerland to strengthen the connection between students and nature.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
GreenAction
OneAction developed pedagogical gardens in several schools in French-speaking Switzerland to strengthen the connection between students and nature.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.