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Treedom

Treedom is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Treedom rather than just read about it. In short: Treedom is a platform that allows anyone to plant trees in different countries of the world. Treedom also allows the 'owner's of the planted trees to receive images of the trees that have just been planted along with its GPS coordinates and updates from the project it is part of.

Key takeaways

Treedom belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Treedom to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Treedom from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Treedom is a platform that allows anyone to plant trees in different countries of the world. Treedom also allows the 'owner's of the planted trees to receive images of the trees that have just been planted along with its GPS coordinates and updates from the project it is part of.

Procedure The project developer who applies to become a "tree planter" has to make a formal request in the form of the "project". The submission is reviewed to exclude projects that require cutting other trees to make the space, violate the law, consider planting invasive species and the like. The farmer confirms the fact of planting the tree with the help of the specialized mobile application that captures both photo and GPS coordinates. These reports are then manually checked, verifying the location, quality of the image and species of the planted tree. Trees that do not take root for the first three years must be replanted. Treedom claims inspecting in place at least 25% of these projects per year. Additionally, 5% of the planted trees are put aside as so called “Project Reserve” that should cover possible loss of trees and the related CO2 absorption (like trees that die after the third year, for which a substitution is not provided). A user can then order planting a selected tree online, paying as for a web purchase.

Tree planters Treedom works in collaboration with small collective of farmers, local community and NGO across different countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Guatemala, Ecuador, Italy, Haiti, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Italy, etc. For the trees which bear fruits, the fruits are reckoned to belong to the farmers who planted it. The farmer planting a tree remains responsible for its growth and takes care where the organization provides support by arranging agroforestry training and income opportunities. The platform is known to promote welfare of farmers, including female farmers for which it announced 'Mothers day campaign' during March 2020 with the aim to spread awareness about the difficulties faced by female agricultural workers.

User interface When a person chooses to own a certain tree, the sapling is planted by the local farmer on behalf of the person. The updates of the sapling are provided using GPS location and photographs on regular basis via webpage dedicated to this plant. Apart from this, the platform also allows a tree to be gifted. It is also possible to view the local weather data in the vicinity of the tree.

History Treedom was founded in the year 2010 by Tommaso Speroni and Federico Garcea in Florence, Italy. The objective of the organization was described as The Sustainable Development Goals, which includes counter-deforestation, protecting biodiversity, preventing soil erosion, combating CO2 emission on one side and sustainable food production and income security for farmers on the other side. As in April 2021, Treedom has been reported to collaborate with 75000 farmers and plant more than 2 million trees across Asia, Africa and Central and South America.

Notes Green computing e e-commerce sostenibile. Un piccolo viaggio negli impatti ambientali della rete, ISBN 978-1-326-90102-8 Den Herzschlag der Natur spüren Achtsam und verbunden leben, ISBN 978-1-326-90102-8 Energy Policy and Climate Change, ISBN 978-3-030-43578-3, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43578-3_10 Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Miguel Angel Gardetti, Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries: Consumerism and Fashion Sustainability. ISBN 978-3-030-38532-3 Zaigham Mahmood, Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities, ISBN 978-1-7998-5063-2

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Treedom

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Treedom claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Treedom before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Treedom ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Treedom

In research: Treedom appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Treedom in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Treedom is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics B Lab-certified corporations, Biodiversity, Carbon emissions, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Treedom outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Treedom in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Treedom means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Treedom out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Treedom in simple terms?

Why does Treedom matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Treedom?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Treedom.