Jimi Cohen

World record tree planter. Founder of Treegens. Host of Eco Champions. Keynote speaker.

Short bio

Jimi Cohen is an Australian world-record tree planter, founder of Treegens, and host of the Eco Champions podcast. On Earth Day, 22 April 2024, in Kwale County, Kenya, he planted 30,469 mangroves in 24 hours, above the previous record of 23,060.

Long bio

Jimi grew up in Avalon, Australia, where his mother's work protecting local koalas taught him early that one determined person can bend the future of an ecosystem.

That lesson became a life. Through We Make Impact, he worked on water security and community development projects. Then came the trees: founding Treegens, pioneering verified, rewarded planting across East Africa and beyond, and putting his own body on the line for a 24 hour world record on the Kenyan coast.

Today he splits his time between the mud of mangrove sites, the mic of the Eco Champions podcast, and stages around the world, all in service of one idea: regeneration should be the most rewarding work on Earth.

Record facts (sourced)

30,469 mangroves planted in 24 hours

Earth Day, 22 April 2024 Kwale County, Kenya

Previous record 23,060 trees

Source Feature interview on The ECO Channel (youtu.be/7kvaRaPMrSQ)

Bookable talks

The anatomy of a world record

World-record action · leadership, climate, and founder stages · keynote or fireside · length confirmed with the organiser

What 24 hours of non stop planting teaches about endurance, focus, and doing hard things in public.

Regenerative finance in the real world

Regenerative innovation · Web3, ReFi, and sustainability teams · keynote or panel · length confirmed with the organiser

Blockchain, verification, and incentive design that channel capital to the people restoring ecosystems, told through Treegens and Proof of Plant.

Building movements, not moments

Mobilising communities · community, NGO, and campaign teams · keynote or working session · length confirmed with the organiser

How transparency and community turn a single public act into work other people can join.

Recent stages and features

ETH Vietnam, speaker, 2024
ReFi Kenya Summit, speaker, 2023
The ECO Channel, feature interview
Crypto Altruism Podcast, Episode 158
ReFi Generation, Episode 11
Trillion Trees Podcast, Episode 3

AV and format

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Contact

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