Planting a tree and saving the environment is now within a thumb’s reach. Turn your thumb green with GCash’s in-app sustainable initiative.
With the GForest feature of the Philippines’ leading mobile wallet, GCash, you can now be a green hero and help combat climate change one tree at a time.
Here is everything you need to know about this G-Forest:
Earn green energy and plant trees by using the GCash app
Doing errands such as buying prepaid load, sending money, paying bills, and shopping has become easier and more accessible with just a few taps in the GCash app.
Apart from making day-to-day life incredibly convenient, GCash also allows users to plant trees through these cashless transactions.
For every digital transaction, GCash users earn green energy points which can be used to plant a virtual tree on GForest.
Using a science-based approach, green energies are awarded according to the actual greenhouse gas reduction equivalent of digital transactions like sending money, paying bills, and buying load.
An actual tree will be planted across various sites in the Philippines, through GCash’s partners.
It's an easy, fun, and convenient way of helping Mother Earth!
Organizations, people's groups, and local commu- nities take part in this initiative
GForest has partnered with credible international and local organizations in coming up with a science-based approach in addressing climate change through reforestation.
Some of its partner organizations include the World Wide Fund for Nature, the ABS-CBN Foundation, and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI).
Different people's groups and local communities have also been tapped in planting, monitoring, and taking care of seedlings in the planting sites.
This also serves as a source of additional income for locals who will also benefit from the reforestation efforts in their area.
2.5 million actual trees have been planted as of June 2023
GCash has surpassed its target of planting 2.3 million trees by the end of 2023 – a big feat since the launch of GForest in 2019.
Halfway through 2023, GCash recorded a total of 2.5 million trees planted in various sites nationwide.
In Luzon, the sites are Ipo Watershed, La Mesa Ecopark, and Culion, Palawan.
In the Visayas, the sites are Luyang Watershed, Tañon Strait, and most recently, Negros Oriental.
Lastly in Mindanao, the sites are in the provinces of Sarangani and South Cotabato.
Cebu has three GForests in partnership with RAFI
Cebu has our very own GForests in the Luyang Watershed in Carmen and GForest Mangroves in Daanbantayan, San Remigio, and Medellin.
This is made possible through GCash’s partnership with RAFI through its One to Tree Program.
The Luyang Watershed is a significant ecological area in Cebu as it supplies at least twenty-four thousand cubic meters of surface fresh water.
The enhancement of tree cover in the two GForests will improve rainwater percolation.
A total of 1,075,000 mangroves and upland trees have been planted in Cebu since 2021. For the remainder of 2023, 75,000 more mangroves will be planted, completing the target of 1,150,000 trees spread across three projects in Cebu province.
G for 5m trees in 2025!
After hitting their 2.3 million trees target this year, GCash is doubling their goal. GForest is now set on planting 5 million trees by the end of 2025.
Help GCash achieve this target and build GForests around the country. Use your GCash app, earn green energy points, put your green thumbs to work, and plant virtual trees for a #BetterTomorrow!