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News Releases

June 16, 2010
Kids of the World, Unite
Play Online & Help Plant Real Trees

A new virtual world for kids launches today that not only entertains with fun games and activities, it also delivers a real world benefit in the form of more trees for Planet Earth. Read more in PDF . . . or in MS Word.

March 9, 2010
Vindicia Expands Online Gaming Market Lead With HitGrab and Arbopals
Ideal for All Online Gaming Genres, Vindicia CashBox Helps Publishers Attract and Retain Customers, Increase Revenue

Vindicia today announced the addition of two game publishers, HitGrab and Arbopals, to their customer portfolio, further cementing their status as a leading provider of on-demand billing solutions in the online gaming industry. Read more…

January 25, 2010
New Environmental Virtual World Launches
Arbopals Plants Real Trees as Kids Play

Arbopals—a safe, fun, environmental Virtual World and Website aimed at users 5-10—is now in active beta testing. Read more…

Press Clippings

July 31, 2010
Arbopals
Got2BeGreen

A new virtual world for kids launched recently that not only entertains with fun games and activities, it also delivers a real world benefit in the form of more trees for Planet Earth. Read more…

July 16, 2010
Way too hot outside? Keep the kids busy indoors
The London Free Press

If you’re keeping kids indoors, the Internet provides a plethora of places for them to play games and learn at the same time. And now a site founded by a Canadian also has the added bonus of helping people, animals and the environment in other countries by planting trees. Read more…

June 28, 2010
Kids and environment
Busy Mom's Blog

In this age of TV and computer games, I think teaching children about their environment through these tools will have a huge impact on them. The following is about an environmental virtual game for kids that actually teaches them about their environment and trees. Read more…

June 28, 2010
Virtual Play Plants Real Trees
Green Living

Kids now have the opportunity to lead us to success in rejuvenating Planet Earth. Read more…

June 28, 2010
Arbopals
Virtual Fun. Real Trees.

Girll18teen.com

I wanted to pass this along, as I love when I come across something that engages people online for social good. In this case, it is children and the environment. Read more…

June 17, 2010
An Online Game That Lets Kids Plant Real-Life Trees
Sierra Club: The Green Life

Kids are often at their best when they’re getting dirty outdoors. Today’s children, however, are often plopped in front of a computer. Looking for an alternative that combines the two? Read more…

June 16, 2010
Teaching kids to be green: Arbopals launches
ConnectSafely

At this brand-new Toronto-based kids’ virtual world, all activities are tree-based. With young users’ help, Arbopals plans on “being able to plant millions of trees internationally in the coming months and years.Read more…

June 16, 2010
Kids of the World, Unite: Play Online & Help Plant Real Trees
eChannelNEWS

As kids play on Arbopals, tree-plantings are funded in 21 countries. And in recognition of the recent earthquake in Haiti, users can go on a special virtual world “quest” that, when successfully completed, will result in trees being planted in that devastated country. Read more…

February 17, 2010
Kids’ virtual world that plants real trees
NetFamilyNews

Arbopals is a children’s virtual world with very real environmental impact. Arbopals and Infinite Spaces have partnered to create a tree-themed virtual world for kids aged 5-10. Read more…

February 5, 2010
Arbopals, Infinite Spaces Developing Tree Virtual World
Virtual Worlds News

Arbopals and Infinite Spaces, the Virtual World Design Centre at Loyalist College, have partnered to create a tree-themed virtual world for kids aged 5-10. The site is now in beta, and the company has promised to plant a tree for every avatar created in the virtual world’s beta, up to 1,000 avatars. Read more…