We plant a tree for every child we help to be born: with the help of the international platform TREEDOM we have planted more than 1,000 in less than a year.
For years, Institut Marquès has been leading research in the field of assisted reproduction and the environment. Since 2002, we have published studies focusing on semen quality and the negative effects of environmental pollution on fertility. We have identified that toxicants, specifically endocrine disruptors, and pollution are linked to increasing rates of infertility in industrialised areas.
Noting the role of pollution in reproductive health, Institut Marquès initiated efforts to combat this trend. In 2018, we launched ‘The Forest of Embryos’, a Corporate Social Responsibility commitment, in collaboration with L’Escurçó, an environmental NGO in Tarragona. For each child that has come into the world thanks to our Assisted Reproduction treatments, we plant a tree. Today, with the support of Treedom, this forest has evolved into a global project.
A gift for our patients
With the birth of their child, patients at Institut Marquès receive a tree as a gift, which, through Treedom, will be planted in the Embryo Forest. You will be able to choose the species and name it after your child, if you wish. Through this platform, you will be able to follow and share online the story of your tree, the community that grows it and the Institut Marquès forest.
Institut Marquès launched its collaboration with Treedom last February. Since then, more than 1,000 trees have been planted in Ghana, Cameroon, Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania. The tree species planted are native or respect the biodiversity of the different territories: cocoa, coffee, guava, lemon and cashew, among others. The agroforestry practice also integrates the planting of trees into a local agricultural system. In this way, in addition to the environmental impact, our project also contributes to produce social and economic benefits in different communities.
Discover the Institut Marquès embryo forest here.
