The Queen's Green Canopy

The Queen’s Green Canopy was a unique tree-planting initiative created by Cool Earth to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) dedicated a network of 70 Ancient Woodlands across the United Kingdom to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years of service.

With a focus on planting sustainably, the QGC encouraged the planting of trees to create a legacy in honour of The Queen’s leadership of the Nation, which will benefit future generations.

Plant a Tree for the Jubilee

The initiative invited people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”. Everyone from individuals to youth groups, villages, cities, counties, schools, and corporates were encouraged to play their part to enhance our environment by planting trees.

In total, over 3 million trees were planted across the UK. 

By inviting everyone to plant trees throughout the UK, the QGC highlighted the significant value of trees and woodlands as nature’s simple but highly effective way to clean the air we breathe, help combat the climate crisis, create important wildlife habitats and improve our general health and wellbeing.

About Cool Earth

At Cool Earth, we partner with Indigenous communities around the world to keep ancient rainforests standing and fight the climate crisis. We’re proud of the impact the QGC achieved here in the UK in highlighting the importance of protecting forests. 

Discover more about our work and our global impact here.