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Does not sound like a scam.
The build a website, with ads, and donate the revenue.
It is a scam if you make claims that "every search plants a tree"
But this they don't say on their website. You have to search a lot of more for a tree.
They removed it recently, probably someone called them out on it. And again, searches have nothing to do with funding the tree-planting, it's clicking on ads
https://ecosia.helpscoutdocs.com/article/351-sync-your-counter-across-devices
How many trees have you planted?
If fruit trees count then around 50, why?
Why would fruit trees ever be excluded from one's aggregate tree count?
Coz they small