Source: Cool Earth
A new search engine has been launched which sees money put towards protecting the rainforest every time people use it.
The Ecosia engine claims to be "the world's greenest" and those behind it have pledged to donate 80 per cent of all their profits to helping reduce deforestation in the endangered Amazon rainforest. According to the search engine developers, each time people click on a sponsored link, they will be protecting a two square metre plot of the Amazon.
Eco-conscious internet users can also keep track of how much of the rainforest they have helped with their searches.
"Thanks to sponsored links, search engines earn billions every year. Ecosia believes that there is a more eco-friendly way of using these huge profits and that the money should better be used to fight global warming," said creator of the site Christian Kroll.
According to Monga Bay, more than 132,000 square kilometres of the Amazon rainforest were cleared between 2000 and 2005.