The Florida Museum of Natural History will launch a “One Tree, One Planet” app on April 8, 2019, which allows users to interact with the Tree of Life and offers challenges to emphasize the small, individual changes that each of us can do that cumulatively will have big positive outcomes for the future of our planet. Some of the challenges include choosing sustainable seafood options and planting native wildflowers. Users will be able to “level up” as they complete challenges and see how their accomplishments compare to others using the app. The app is designed with three main areas: users first capture their face and heartbeat and are invited to connect with another species and learn a new perspective on biodiversity. Participants are then invited to take challenges which help reduce our environmental impact. The third part of the app includes free exploration of the fractal representation of the Tree of Life Built in partnership with OneZoom that provides an easy to explore map of the evolutionary history and relationships between more than 2 million species.
