International Olympic Committee (IOC) mobilizes athletes to join the Billion Tree Campaign

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), are undertaking the first global tree-planting project, launched in Nairobi during the 12th conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.  To date, over 822 million tree-planting pledges have been received by UNDP and its partners.

The IOC has invited all National Olympic Committees (NOC's), including the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) to participate in the Billion Trees Campaign. The OCM has taken the initiative to liaise with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, National Sports Associations and sponsors/supporters of OCM to participate in the Billion Trees Campaign, and pledges of over 300 trees have been received.

On 9th September 2007, the first tree-planting programme in Malaysia was launched when five (5) trees, donated by the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur were planted at Padang Merbuk, in conjunction with the Mizuno Wave Run 2007.

In a simple ceremony, one tree each was planted by Encik Vijayakumar Raman, Senior Landscape Architect of the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Taizo Asai, Sport Business Section, Asia Oceania Department of Mizuno Corporation Japan, Ms. Ean Ooi, COO of World of Sports, Encik Munning Jamaludin, President of Pacesetters Athletics Club and Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi, Hon. Secretary of OCM.  OCM will carry out more tree-planting events in the future, with the cooperation and support of all Malaysians.

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