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Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom and Ingress players can do their part to plant trees with every 5km walked, thanks to Ecosia

Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom and Ingress players can do their part to plant trees with every 5km walked, thanks to Ecosia
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Niantic is celebrating all things Earth Day with its partnership with Ecosia, the search engine that lets players do their part by planting trees to combat deforestation. In particular, players of Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom and Ingress can contribute on Community Day this Saturday as Ecosia plants a tree for every 5km that a player walks.

In Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom or Ingress, players who walk for the environment will be able to take part in Niantic's initiative to fund up to 100,000 trees each month until the end of July. in case you're unfamiliar with Ecosia, it's a "green search engine" that takes its profits from advertising and invests them in global tree-planting efforts.

We’re delighted to provide a simple way for Niantic’s millions of players to be climate active as they come together for Community Days over the next few months," says Ruby Au, Tree Planting Projects Network and Impact Officer at Ecosia. "Partnering with world-leading companies like Niantic enables us to continue to fund reforestation and biodiversity projects around the world to support communities and invest in our planet for the future.”

"We're very excited to further our sustainability work by engaging directly with players in the real world. Thanks to Ecosia, we're unlocking real impact by tying outdoor exploration to planting trees," Yennie Solheim, Director of Social Impact at Niantic, says.

If you're eager to take part, you can download Pokémon GO on the Google Play Store or on the iOS App Store. It's a free-to-play game with in-app purchases. You can also visit the official website to learn more about Ecosia.

Are you on the hunt for more similar titles that will put your skills to the test on your mobile device? Why not take a gander at our list of the 5 iOS and Android games like Pokemon GO?

Catherine Dellosa
Catherine Dellosa
Catherine plays video games for a living and writes because she’s in love with words. Her Young Adult contemporary novel, For The Win: The Not-So-Epic Quest Of A Non-Playable Character, is her third book published by Penguin Random House SEA - a poignant love letter to gamer geeks, mythological creatures, teenage heartbreak, and everything in between. She one day hopes to soar the skies as a superhero, but for now, she strongly believes in saving lives through her works in fiction. Check out her books at bit.ly/catherinedellosabooks, or follow her on FB/IG/Twitter at @thenoobwife.