Fund4Trees dedicates itself to the sustainability of treescapes for public benefit through the promotion of conservation and protection, advancement in education concerning trees, and research development in all tree-related aspects, ensuring the dissemination of useful findings.
The grant program offered by Fund4Trees aims to provide seed money or partial funding for research and technology transfer projects aligning with the charity's objectives. It invites applications from individuals working in arboricultural and forestry sectors. The program's research strategy, spanning 2019 to 2024, emphasizes sustainable treescapes, covering key themes such as planning for trees in green infrastructure, ensuring successful tree establishment, and realizing multiple societal and environmental benefits. It focuses on integrating trees in urban design, addressing challenges in tree establishment in urban environments, and quantifying the ecosystem benefits of urban trees, including their role in absorption of atmospheric pollution, cooling urban heat islands, and amelioration of storm-water runoff.