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For decades, environmental action has been framed around one simple idea, plant more trees.
But in many places, especially cities, space is limited,
and the challenge is no longer just planting, but maintaining what 's already there.
That shift is giving rise to a new approach.
Instead of planting a tree, you can adopt one.
How to do that?
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Some trees have stood quietly for centuries, watching cities grow around them.
They've survived storms, droughts, and time itself.
Now, in an age of digital connection, they 're finding new guardians,
not through forests or fields, but through screens and networks.
Here in China, both ancient tea trees in southwest China's Yunnan province and trees in Beijing
are part of a growing adoption trend where people can support conservation
through a few steps and a few taps on their phone.
It's personal, digital, and surprisingly accessible.