Klub Gaja: Let's Plant a Tree for Peace
Peace is one of the most precious of human values. We hear each day of the misfortunes that befall people because of wars and acts of terrorism. Sometimes we think that we cannot do anything about it, but our lives depend upon the attitude we adopt.
Mexico to Host World environmental Day
Mexico, a country at the crossroads of the Green Economy and one increasingly in the centre of regional and global affairs will host the international 2009 World Environment Day celebrations.
Sembrando Selva new stage: An opportunity to sow for the environment and turn your life into GREEN
Sembrando Selva was created and planned by Svend F Körting with the contribution of Mariana Gómez, and carried out by the summer camp Yanawara 2008 (Kajuyali - Camp) as the camp’s central activity.
The organisation for Forests in Belgium (VBV) is proud to annouce its participation in the Billion Tree Campaign
Our goal is to plant one million trees in the area of Flanders, located in the northern part of Belgium. This densely populated and industrialised region has one of the lowest forest percentages of Europe, and our aim is to help remediate this poor record.
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day campaign will reach an important milestone this year with its two millionth volunteer participating in the event since its inception 13 years ago.
60 colleagues working on Connecting Classrooms, Dreams and Teams and InterAction projects, planted 500 indigenous tree seedlings on 23 July 2008 at Shimo La Tewa Secondary School in Mombasa.
Thailand’s ‘Plant for the Planet, Plant for the Future’ campaign was launched today at the opening ceremony of the Sirindhorn International Environment Park (SIEP).
As of 17 July 2008, 3.75 billion tree-planting pledges and 2.25 billion planted trees were registered on UNEP database. To date 165 countries have participated, with planting having taken place in 161 countries
Yachay Wasi launched a campaign to plant one million native trees in the Circuit of Four Lakes at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,800 feet) in the Peruvian Andes
Every June since 2006, in a remote part of India called Sangamner, 45 million trees are planted under the Dandakaranya Movement initiative
The idea was conceived in December 2006 at a children's art contest, that kicked off a tree-planting campaign in Brazil, Benin, and Burundi
On 5th April in Warheim Park, community merchants, neighbors and the Belknap Neighborhood Association (BNA) were Louisville supporters of a worldwide tree planting effort – “Plant for the Planet”
On 103 Sage Lane, Weldon CA 98283 USA - the barren desert-like plot at the south west corner of Sage Land and Kelso Creek Road is a 5.5 acre plot
The Leela Mumbai celebrated the World Environment Day and continued its sustained efforts for its green initiatives, yesterday.
From March through May 2008, Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and the Ewaso Lions Project (ELP) hosted tree planting projects in Salama (Ukambani) and Samburu schools respectively.
In the severely deforested country of Haiti, Food For The Poor is making major strides to restore the natural balance of the island’s delicate ecology
Bonn, 22 May 2008 - As the world's growing population faces rising food prices and pressures from climate change affect the fields and orchards that feed the world, celebrations of the International Day of Biological Diversity
Local tree planting contributes to Ontario’s 50 million tree goal. Tree planting ceremony recognizes efforts to fight climate change
The student initiative “Plant for the Planet”, a call by the youth of Germany for climate protection by planting trees, has unexpectedly provoked a larger outcome than originally foreseen
Grassroots initiative hits two billion mark -Target raised to over one tree per person by crucial 2009 Climate Convention Meeting
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American Forests is proud to announce it is a partner in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Billion Tree Campaign
Passion for the environment and compassion for people are the forces driving community based organizations such as Green Warriors Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations such as the Youth Environment Network to their invaluable contribution towards the conservation of our precious biodiversity
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Brand Ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan, today planted a tree at a ceremony jointly organized by UNEP, UNESCAP, and the Indian Embassy with IIFA in the premises of the UN building in Bangkok
YEREVAN--Every day is Earth Day for Armenia Tree Project (ATP). Upon the eve of Earth Day this month, ATP completed its spring planting of 23,385 trees at 91 sites around the country
Accor has confirmed its sustainable environment commitment by enrolling its 4,000 hotels in the “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign” launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
MONTREAL, 22 April 2008/CNW Telbec/ - To fight the ravages of climate change, Yves Rocher and eBay have teamed up to support the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign
Every year, Scouts across Australia come together to uphold the Scouting tradition of service through an annual series of tree planting events across the country
Taking a year off to tour Eastern and Southern Africa by bike - That’s what two German citizens Ragna Schmidt-Haupt and Amiran Roth-Deblon will be doing as a campaign to combat climate change
To mark the 100th anniversary of the World Scouting Movement, the Thai Scouts Promotion Foundation launched a tree planting project aimed at planting over 100,000 trees in 2008
Tirana, Albania, 25-28 March 2008 - In accordance with UNEP’s climate neutral strategy, which aims (1) to reduce the climate footprint of UNEP through adoption of sustainable management practices
Rockport, 19 April 2008 - Plants Unlimited on Route 1 in Rockport will be the scene of a festive gathering of people interested in making their gardens and lives more eco-friendly, experts on organic gardening, prominent local chefs, and a variety of wild animals ranging from an alligator to a hissing cockroach
Dubai, 24 March 2008 - Under the aegis of the Billion Tree Campaign, the Emirates Environmental Group in association with Sabban Properties planted 50 indigenous trees at National Charity School
12 March 2008 - Nairobi River Basin Programme saw the planting of 3,000 indigenous tree seedlings in the Karura forest. The event was the beginning of the UNEP-Private Sector tree-planting initiative under the Nairobi River Basin Programme
3 March 2008 – FloraQueen is a leading European specialist at delivering fresh flowers, made by their Local Florists. International Women's Day celebrates the contribution of women to our human family
Leverkusen, 19 December 2007 – the Bayer Group planted some 300,000 trees around the world to contribute to the fight against climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that temperatures will rise by 1.8° to 4° C this century. A less stable climate will bring massive ecological and economic challenges
Over 535,000 Trees Planted at 174 Sites Throughout Armenia
For Armenia Tree Project (ATP), this will be a year of significant achievements in community tree planting, large-scale reforestation, nursery expansion, and community development programs
In Timmendorfer Strand in the North of Germany near the Baltic Sea, girls and boys from the Ostsse-Gymnasium planted 13 big trees while Al Gore and the IPCC received the Nobel-Price
Indonesia’s tree planting shows commitment
to tackling climate change ahead of Bali meeting
29 November 2007 - The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has commended the Indonesian government for its initiative launched yesterday to plant 80 million trees across the country
Communities, Corporations and Countries Deliver on Planting of One Billion Trees
Initiative by the Green Belt Movement, the Prince of Monaco, UNEP and ICRAF to Catalyze the Planting of one Billion Trees Reaches Goal in Advance of Next Climate Convention Conference
Following the decree of the president on 8 June 2007, some 880,000 thousands saplings have been planted along the encircling highway of Ashgabad
In support of the Billion Tree Campaign, SOS SAHEL mobilized about ten french celebrities from the 25th to the 28th of October 2007 in the region of Louga, in Senegal, to plant trees in a zone threatened by desertification
The most important challenge of the today’s world is to establish a system which meets both basic needs of the people and ensures sustainable management of natural resources
Reaffirming its commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, Bayer employee-volunteers, along with students from their Partner in Education school, Magnolia High, recently rolled up their sleeves and grabbed their spades as the company announced it had joined the the Billion Tree Campaign
The Billion Tree Campaign hit the three quarter planted target at midday on 20th November. With the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey having confirmed officially that, this year, 150 million trees were planted under the umbrella of the Billion Tree Campaign, the counter reflects 806 million planted trees
Earth Times: Bayer Plants Trees With Chartiers Valley Intermediate School Students, Provides Free Environmental Education Materials
Pittsburgh, 12 November 2007 Reaffirming its commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, today Bayer employee-volunteers and Chartiers Valley Intermediate School third-graders rolled up their sleeves, grabbed their spades and planted trees on the school's campus
The Eco society ECO WAY, Bijeljina planted 1000 trees in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 10 November 2007. The society also gave 500 plants to schools and citizens of Bijeljina to plant trees in their yards
Brasilia, 07 November 2007 – The non-governmental organization Action of Citizenship Against Hunger, Poverty and For Life will promote tomorrow (8) the one-year anniversary celebration for the Billion Tree Campaign. The event is part of the all-day agenda by the NGO
Bangkok, 13 November 2007 – Geikos from the famous Japanese flower town district of Gion, Kyoto today made a special appearance during the launch of Thailand’s Plant for the Planet, Plant for the Future campaign at the Dusit Thani Hotel, in Bangkok and joined dignitaries in highlighting the critical role of forests and trees.
The Scout Association of Malta took the opportunity of thanking the Hon Minister George Pullicino, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment as well as the 34U Campaign organisers, for having extended an invitation to the Maltese scout groups and their members to participate in the Tree Planting weekend
Paris, 17 October 2007 –At its 43rd annual genral conference held on 4 and 5 October in Tours, France, UNEP (for Union Nationale des Entrepreneurs du Paysage, France’s landscape-contractors’ union) officially pledged to “plant for the planet” and participate in the campaign initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Supporting the UNEP’s Plant for the Planet Campaign, is the core objective of the ‘Venture Philanthropy Alliance’ of the World Clean Air Forest Initiative and Jiffy International. The WCAFI is committed to apply its 9.1 Billion tree planting objective to the UNEP’s campaign
Bayer Australia has added some rare and ancient trees to the Billion Trees Program tally after planting 120 Wollemi Pines in a wildlife sanctuary north of Sydney
The Billion Tree Campaign in New Zealand is delighted to have received not one million pledges but TWO MILLION pledges! The first phase of the campaign to plant one million trees has been a resounding success
Indonesia is aiming to plant some 79 million trees in a day-long event ahead of a global climate change conference it will host in December, an official said Thursday
Peace is one of the most precious of human values. We hear each day of the misfortunes that befall people because of wars and acts of terrorism. Sometimes we think that we cannot do anything about it, but our lives depend upon the attitude we adopt. That is why it is important that we, ourselves, make a simple gesture for peace. We should also remember that peace on Earth depends on whether we are able to preserve our natural resources and environment for future generations
The Emirates Heritage Club (EHS) through its Commission of Environmental Research (CER) pledged a total of more than 1.4 million assorted trees planted in and around Al Sammaliah Island. With this pledge, EEG more than fulfills its commitment to UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign
This year, I agreed to sponsor an ambitious international initiative launched by UNEP, “Plant for the Planet: the Billion Tree Campaign”, the objective of which is to provide for the planting of at least 1 billion trees throughout the world in 2007. Seven months after the launch of this operation, the objective was achieved. It is an extraordinary sign of hope, and I must commend the dynamism of this organization, whose actions within the UN are essential for the environment
The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) an affiliate of the IOC, have initiated the project in Malaysia. The OCM’s first tree-planting programme in Malaysia was launched with five trees, donated by Kuala Lumpur City Hall, planted at Padang Merbok on Sunday, in conjunction with the Mizuno Wave Run
About 40 scout members from SMK Teloi Kanan planted over five thousand mangrove seedlings and two thousand seeds in a 10 hectares area, which is the designated site for the Mangrove Rehabilitation Project
Spreading the message from Finland to the world
Oshoremor family, mother Jaana , father Oye and little Hope, joined the Billion Tree Campaign by planting a decorative apple tree on their compound yard. With this first tree they were able to spread the message to four other neighbours
01 September 2007Tatiana in keeping a promise made at Tunza UNEP Children’s Conference in Yaoundé-Cameroon that “each child must plant at least 10 trees every year” invited some friends to join her in planting 45 trees
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
130 young participants of the Tunza International Youth Conference in Leverkusen, Germany met for a tree planting event on their last day of the conference in the Edith-Weide street in Leverkusen nearby a forest
Trees for the Future Plants 9 Million Trees Worldwide
Trees for the Future, a charitable organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, has so far planted more than 9 million trees worldwide in 2007. Since they formed the organization 19 years ago, TREES has assisted in the planting of more than 60 million trees in the world's developing communities
Growing the Billion Tree Campaign in South Africa
As the world awakens to Climate Change threats, South Africa’s public benefit greening and food gardening organization, Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA), can report that it has been developing tree planting, maintenance and conservation programmes to address global warming and greening since the organisation was founded in 1990
World Champions in Osaka join the Billion Tree Campaign
The 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan . As part of this event, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) held the Tree-Planting Ceremony commemorating the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Osaka 2007 in concert with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Dreaming of a better world. Acting now to build it up
Eco-Sys Foundation works closely with communities so that they can understand the benefits to protect their fauna and flora
Ontario’s plan for planting 50 million trees across southern Ontario by 2020 to help fight climate change is the biggest North American tree planting program pledged to the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced today
Billion Tree Campaign world record set by India in July 2007
31 July 2007 The Forest Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous State of India, has succeeded in planting 10.5 million trees in a single day
Children at the first Africa Region Children's conference planted 5,000 trees as a contribution to the Billion Tree Campaign in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon
New green website lets book lovers balance out the books they read by planting trees
Eco-Libris helps book lovers go green and plant a tree for every book they read. About 20 million trees are being cut down every year to produce paper for books sold in the U.S. alone. By partnering with non-profit organizations in developing countries, Eco-Libris can now invite readers to do something about it in a new website launched today
Mexico celebrates Día del Arbol with a commitment to plant 250 million trees
Nairobi, Kenya 12 July 2007 To mark the Mexican Día del Arbol, or National Tree Day, the Mexican Ambassador to Kenya hosted a tree planting ceremony at the Mexican embassy and his residence
The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) is accepting pledges for its One Million Tree Campaign in support of UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign
Kuala Lumpur: All 10,000 schools nationwide in Malaysia have been directed to plant at least three trees each. Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said he decided on this move as he was touched that children were concerned about the environment
Tree Planting in Lombardia and Vigodarzere, Italy
The Ente Regionale per i Servizi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste (Regional Administration for Agriculture and Forestry) of the Lombardia Region of Italy has recently joined the Billion Tree Campaign with a pledge of 7,000 trees
In keeping with the name Fly540, Kenya’s low cost airline donated 540 trees to mark this year’s World Environment Week. The trees were planted in the Kereita Forest, situated 58 kilometres from Nairobi on the slopes of the Aberdare mountain range
The British Council Catalyses Action in Africa
The British Council Connecting Classrooms project encouraged their partner schools to plant trees to celebrate World Environment Day under the umbrella of the Billion Tree Campaign
The State of Paraná, Brazil carry out a program of forest restoration. This program already planted 64,251,273 seedlings of native trees in Paraná
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)has pledged to support a major environmental programme by planting and caring for more than 9 million trees this year in areas of human displacement
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), has joined forces with Green Mobile, the UK’s first environmentally friendly mobile and landline phone service, to raise funds for their campaign against deforestation
Community Plants 440 Acres of New Native Forests in Chile
In south central Chile, strong relationships between conservationists and indigenous communities are planting the seeds of collaboration for generations to come
TEMA Foundation pledges to plant 1.5 million trees for the Planet
TEMA Foundation, an accredited NGO to UNEP since 2005, one of the leading environmental NGOs in Turkey declared that the foundation will support UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign and will plant 1.5 million trees of 17 different species throughout Turkey in 2007
A promise to plant a billion trees as one unique response to the global climate change challenge has been met, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today
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The Tarek A. Juffali Foundation has generously donated US dollars 165,000 to the Billion Tree Campaign Secretariat and other partners. Funding will be used to plant trees in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Palestine that were affected by desertification or by fires
Several schools in 10 different countries planted 20 trees during the week from 7 May to 11 May 2007. The native forest trees or fruit trees took root on the school grounds or in adjacent areas
A celebration of trees in Italy
Trees at the heart of Italian events, "Festa degli Alberi" is a campaign which was launched in the Ravenna Province in Italy which aims at conveying to the young generation, especially local school chidren, the importance of tree conservation
The President has appealed to the people to participate in the Billion Tree Campaign. He made the appeal, while speaking at the ceremony held on 10 May 2007 to inaugurate the programme
World Agroforestry Centre boosts Billion Tree Campaign
Staff of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya, and collaborating organizations have boosted the Billion Tree Campaign by planting 2,500 seedlings in the citys Karura forest
Art Van Furniture (USA) Donates 3,000 Trees For Arbor Day!
Art Van Furniture celebrated Arbor Day on 27 April 2007 by donating trees to area schools and organizations for planting. The company has purchased 3,000 Norway and White Spruce trees from the Macomb Conservation District in Richmond, Michigan, for the programme
Biology majors plant 10 trees on the Benedictine College campus beside Westerman Hall, the science building that houses the Biology Department
The Chairman of the Chinese National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Mr. Jia Qinglin visited the United Nations Headquarters in Nairobi (UNON) on the last day of his three-day visit to Kenya
Scouts around the world are being called upon to contribute to the planting of 1 billion trees as part of the UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign!
The Trees for Survival Trust has taken on the task of encouraging all New Zealanders to join them in planting one million trees this calendar year
18 April 2007, Eco 4 the World will launch the “Burned Trees” art exhibition and benefit at the Shangri-La Hotel featuring renowned artist and environmentalist, Philippe Pastor
17 April 2007, at the invitation of Mr. Bakary Kante, Director of the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, UNEP staff members planted 1,000 trees in Kereita forest, on the slopes of the Aberdares mountain range
In Germany, the Global Marshall Plan foundation joins the Billion Tree Campaign in support of environmental protection and regeneration
Mexico’s President, Felipe Calderon, declared that his country would plant 250 million trees in 2007
Online consumer information and shopping directory Litegreen.com have announced that their first batch of 3,000 trees is to be planted in Malawi, Africa
Nairobi - The Yves Rocher Group announced their pledge to plant one million trees as a contribution to The Billion Tree Campaign in a press conference today at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi
Tree-planting pledges from around the world in support of the Billion Tree Campaign now total 562,769,095 trees
Reforest the Tropics (RTT) establishes carbon-offset forests in Costa Rica to sequester and store US CO2 emissions
Trees for Life and Tree-Nation.com are offering you the opportunity to give a gift with a conscience this Valentine’s Day
Geiko and Maiko ( Japanese Geishas) in Gion (Kyoto) heard about the campaign from a member of FGPE and offered to do to promote the tree planting campaign from Kyoto
Bailey Nurseries Inc., a fourth-generation family-owned nursery serving customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, has just increased their original pledge of 100,000 trees to 120,000 trees with the slogan “Trees are Cool”
The Great Rift Valley Trust aims to creatively heal the division between cultures, people and nature, by bringing together exceptional artists from all continents and cultures to humanity's common cradle, the Great Rift Valley
France joins the Billion Tree Campaign
18 January 2007 France and UNEP launches a second appeal to the international community to join its first global tree planting project - Plant for the Planet: the Billion Tree Campaign
4 January 2007 Plante Urgence plans to launch a major reforestation operation in Indonesia to fight climate change
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21 December 2006 Tree-nation.com based in Barcelona, Spain, together with you, will create a park by planting 8 million trees in the shape of a giant heart in the Saharan desert
14 December 2006 Boletin de la Clasica (89.9) radio in Colombia decided to promote the worldwide effort, reaching millions of Spanish speakers in Latin America
4 December 2006 Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has joined the Billion Tree Campaign and has pledged to plant at least 500,000 trees in 2007
1 Dec 2006 The global virtual school for environmental awareness and sustainable development, ENO- Environment Online has made a pledge to plant a total of 100 000 trees during next year
20 Nov 2006 Award winning forest restoration charity, Trees for Life, have pledged considerable support for the recently launched United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Plant for the Planet – Billion Trees Campaign