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Campaign Nuts Festive discount on bulk nuts and bulk dried fruits by Nutsinbulk.com. | |
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City of Greater Sudbury planted 60,000 trees this year as part of the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign Through its regreening program, the City of Greater Sudbury planted 60,000 trees this year as part of the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign. | |
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International day of climate change action supported by Bangkok based environmental charity and business An international day of action to raise awareness on climate change took place on 24 October 2009. The drive behind the events is 350.org. | |
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British Council’s Connecting Classrooms and our Carbon footprint Connecting Classrooms is committed to the United Nations Environment Programme ‘Save the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign’ and all partner schools and district authorities. | |
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City Parks lands UN greening award City Parks has another coveted award under its belt, one which acknowledges its contribution to the international Billion Tree campaign. | |
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National Arbor Day Western Landscape Services In 2008/09 surrounding the celebration of National Arbor Day Western Landscape Services, in partnership with the City of Kingston, delivered a successful and dynamic program to Grade 6 children in the Kingston area. | |
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Tanzania conservation gets big boost Over Sh90 million(Approximately 70,000 USD) was raised yesterday in Dar es Salaam in a charity walk to raise funds for environmental conservation.Former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi was the chief guest in the 8km walk. | |
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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. | |
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Trees as a Solution to Africa’s Food, Environment and Climate Crisis In his opening address at the 2nd World Congress, jointly hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Achim Steiner, the United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UNEP, highlighted the importance of the upcoming Copenhagen Conference for Africa. | |
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SEAL THE DEAL 2009 could be a turning point in history for our planet. What happens over the course of the next few months could change the lives of people everywhere, as governments meet in Copenhagen in December to work out a new climate deal. | |
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Liberia 'Plant a Tree Campaign' Launched in Lofa Mr.Stephen Martor requested media practitioners to spearhead the 'Plant a Tree Campaign' which was launched by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). |
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Prof. Maathai opposes introduction of exotic trees Nobel Prize laureate Wangari Maathai Monday criticized the introduction of exotic trees into the country. Professor Maathai said the aggressive push for exotic tree species must be brought to an end, saying the imported species even became invasive in nature. |
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| Closer to Eden? Kenya Pledges to Plant 7.6 Billion Trees Kenyan communities will undertake to plant 7.6 billion trees over the next 20 years to address massive losses in forest cover. Kenya's Minister for the Environment, John Michuki, has demanded bold steps amidst economic, social and political unrest caused by forest destruction. |
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WWF rewards Pakistan for tree planting world record Pakistan set the Guinness World Record for tree planting, beating India in a healthy and productive international competition contributing to preserving fragile and endangered forests. |
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UN Blue Helmets Go Green On 8 July 2009, Um Bello led his troops in a new exercise: planting trees to contribute to the UNEP – led Billion Tree campaign. |
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‘Ten Minutes to Greenery’ to create ‘world record’ on July 15 Sikkim will create a ‘world record’ when its population of 600,000, plant six hundred thousand saplings as part of Sikkim’s Earth Hour: ‘Ten Minutes to Greenery’ slated for July 15. |
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Gisele Bündchen supports the Billion Tree Campaign in her blog Brazilian top model Gisele Bündchen is showing her support for the Billion Tree Campaign in her latest blog entry. |
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Trees for Travel and the population of Mt Malindang plant trees Trees for Travel and the population of Mt Malindang plant trees. |
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Tree Planting Campaign Hits Four Billion Mark From the UNEP Twitter campaign to tree-plantings on every continent, thousands of people around the world mobilize to put more trees on the planet. |
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Sochi 2014 Sochi 2014’s participation in the Billion Tree campaign and the World Environment Day. |
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ATP’s Community Tree Planting Program Continues Greening Armenia Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has once again successfully accomplished its greening mission through its flagship Community Tree Planting Program. |
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PRAIS Foundation announces the results of the third programme edition On the eve of the World Environment Day, PRAIS Foundation, the initiator of the National Planting Movement "Millions of People, Millions of Trees", announces the results of the third programme edition. |
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Kenya Commercial Bank plants over 200,000 seedlings Kenya Commercial Bank plants over 200,000 seedlings in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan during their annual community day. |
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President of Azerbaijan initiates a tree planting campaign in Baku According to President's initiative, 3 million trees will be planted in Baku and its surroundings in one and a half years. |
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Count Down to World Environment Day by Planting a Tree and Playing your Part As World Environment Day on June 5 fast approaches, UNEP has set an ambitious tree planting target that will not only encourage world leaders to seal a climate change deal in Copenhagen, but will also support the Billion Tree Campaign. |
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1000 Accor hotels to join the Plant for
the Planet program By April 2010, some 1,000 Accor hotels will be actively involved in Plant for the Planet: the Billion Tree Campaign, an initiative launched last year in association with the United Nations Environment Program. |
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Greening our world today, and in the future On April 25th 2009, Chicago’s Grant Park became even more beautiful this weekend when an historic occasion was celebrated with a special tree planting. |
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A Kshs 15 Million boost for Ngong Hills Forest On April 25th 2009, The Ngong Hills Forest received a Kshs 15 million gift from the Plant a Future Initiative.The initiative which brought together Kenya Airways, Coca-Cola, Rolls Royce and KLM in this environmental collaboration was launched in April 2007. |
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ISB supports the planting of 10,000 trees On 17 April, ISB signed a MOU with Koperasi Pelancongan Mukim Batu Puteh Bhd funding 10,000 trees to be planted along the banks of the Kinabatangan river in Sabah in support of the WWF corridor of life project. |
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Billion Tree Campaign passes three billion mark The Billion Tree Campaign has passed the three billion planted tree mark following a confirmation from the Government of Turkey that it planted over 300 million trees in 2008. |
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Love Trees gives kids green power – the skills to change the world It takes just one child and one tree to make the world a little greener and the future a little brighter. That’s the big idea behind Love Trees, a small business based on Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada. Love Trees manages a powerful and unique educational tree planting program. |
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Wangari Maathai calls on armies to join the Billion Tree Campaign Nairobi, 24 February 2009 - The world's armies and UN peacekeepers around the globe should join the Billion Tree Campaign as it strives to reach its target of 7 billion trees planted by the end of 2009, according to Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai. |
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Two Thousand Trees4Love Planted on Valentine's Day Trees4Love is the title UNEP chose for its Valentine's Day campaign; encouraging people to give their loved ones, on that special day, something more than a flower, a tree. |
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Peruvian president Alan Garcia plants the 40millionth tree in Lima On Sunday, 22 February 2009, Peruvian president Alan Garcia Perez personally planted the 40 millionth tree in Lima, capital of Peru which concluded the Peruvian National Tree Campaign of Afforestation and Reforestation. |
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Planting trees for climate change adaptation: Peru to plant 40 million in 2009 In an attempt to mitigate climate change, the Ministry of Agriculture has launched a nationwide tree-planting project with the astounding goal to plant 40 million trees by Feb. 20 to capture more than 570,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. |
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Armenia Tree Project plants another 460,070 trees as part of its pledge Armenia Tree Project has planted another 460,070 trees as part of its pledge to the Billion Tree Campaign of the United Nations Environment Program.Since 2007, ATP has planted a total of 995,070 trees as a partner in the Billion Tree Campaign. |
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HRH Prince of Wales Plants 1000th tree in Brunei HRH Prince of Wales planted the 1000th tree in support of International School Brunei’s Million Trees Project on 31st October 2008. He was accompanied by Brunei’s Crown Prince Billah who planted the 1001st tree in the Badas Forest Reserve, an area designated within the Heart of Borneo area. |
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Planting trees and managing soils to sequester carbon As of 2007, the shrinking forests in the tropical regions were releasing 2.2 billion tons of carbon per year. Meanwhile, expanding forests in the temperate regions were absorbing 0.7 billion tons of carbon annually |
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4,045 trees planted by Coca-Cola associates in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Perú & Uruguay Within its corporate commitment to defend and protect ecosystems, Coca Cola invited its employees to join efforts to celebrate the International Environment Day. As a result, Coca-Cola System associates in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Perú, Uruguay and Paraguay planted 4,045 trees. |
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Fresh & Easy Makes the Holidays a Little Greener Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market launched its second annual holiday card recycling program, encouraging customers to recycle used greeting cards at its stores. |
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Mokugift Partners with United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Mokugift the online tree gifting service that allows people to plant a real tree, announced a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Billion Tree Campaign |
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Signing ceremony |
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TreeCycle Initiative |
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RSA joins One Million Tree Campaign |
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Toyota gives root to UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign in Europe |
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SMART tree planting continues with 123,450 more seedlings |
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Bahamas Environment Minister continues million tree campaign |
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ENO Tree Planting Day at the German School of Paris |
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Million Trees LA Pushes Forth on Third Year |
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100 million Tree Planting Campaign |
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Klub Gaja: Let's Plant a Tree for Peace |
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Mexico to Host World environmental Day |
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Sembrando Selva new stage: An opportunity to sow for the environment and turn your life into GREEN |
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The organisation for Forests in Belgium (VBV) is proud to annouce its participation in the Billion Tree Campaign |
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Australians get growing for National Tree Day 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. |
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British Council colleagues neutralize their carbon footprint in Kenya 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. |
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Tree Planting Campaign Launched in Thailand 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). |
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The Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign wins a UN 21 Award 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 |
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A million native trees in the Peruvian Andes 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 |
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Dandakaranya Movement in India: Millions of trees planted Every June since 2006, in a remote part of India called Sangamner, 45 million trees are planted under the Dandakaranya Movement initiative |
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From the leaf to the tree 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 |
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Arbor Day 2008: A Walk in the Park 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” |
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Black Walnut Tree Story from Weldon 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 |
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The Leela Mumbai commemorates World Environment Day The Leela Mumbai celebrated the World Environment Day and continued its sustained efforts for its green initiatives, yesterday. |
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Cheetah and Lion Trees 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. |
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Food For The Poor Undertakes Major Tree Restoration Effort in Haiti and Jamaica 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 |
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The International Day For Biological Diversity 2008 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 |
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Northumberland County - Local Tree Planting Contributes to Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Goal Local tree planting contributes to Ontario’s 50 million tree goal. Tree planting ceremony recognizes efforts to fight climate change |
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70,000 Trees for Climate Protection Unexpected Success for the Student Initiative “Plant for the Planet” 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 |
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Billion Tree Campaign to Grow into the Seven Billion Tree Campaign Grassroots initiative hits two billion mark -Target raised to over one tree per person by crucial 2009 Climate Convention Meeting [Arabic] [Chinese] [French] [Portuguese] [Russian] [Spanish] |
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American Forests Joins UNEP Billion Tree Campaign American Forests is proud to announce it is a partner in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Billion Tree Campaign |
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Green Warriors Movement (Kenya) and Youth Environment Network (Zambia) plant trees to mark Earth Day
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 |
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Mega Movie Superstar and IIFA Brand Ambassador
Mr. Amitabh Bachchan Lends His Voice to UNEP Billion Tree Campaign
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 |
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Armenia Tree Project Concludes Spring Planting Season at Tsitsernakaberd and 90 Other Sites in Time for Earth Day Celebrations 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 |
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Accor commits to the "Plant for the Planet" programme reaffirming its active support for sustainable development 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) |
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Together We Can Reforest The Earth - Yves Rocher auctions trees on eBay Canada to help save the planet 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 |
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Scouts Australia: service to the environment and the local community 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 |
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Cycle Generation - Feel Africa! Cycling Tour: a campaign to combat climate change 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 |
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Thai Scouts celebrate 100th anniversary by planting trees 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 |
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First climate friendly meeting of the Regional Network of Ozone Officers for Europe and Central Asia (ECA network) 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 |
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Plants Unlimited to Celebrate Earth Day With Green Fair Featuring Noted Speakers, Wild Animals, Community Groups, and More 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 |
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The Emirates Environmental Group along with Sabban Properties Plants 50 trees at National Charity School 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 |
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UNEP Private Sector Tree Planting Partnership in Kenya Nairobi River Basin Programme 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 |
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To celebrate International Women’s Day FloraQueen will plant 5 trees for every order during March 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 |
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Support for global UNEP campaign:
Bayer plants 300,000 trees around the world
to combat climate change
Board Member Dr. Plischke: ”Another expression of our wide-ranging commitment to climate protection” Leverkusen, 19 December 2007 – the Bayer Group planted some 300,000 trees around the world to contribute to the fight against climate change |
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The world ignores climate change at its own peril 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 |
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Armenia Tree Project Exceeds 2007 Pledge to United Nations Billion Tree Campaign 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 |
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13 Big trees planted in North Germany for Nobel Peace Prize 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 |
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Indonesia’s tree planting shows commitment
to tackling climate change ahead of Bali meeting |
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Communities, Corporations and Countries Deliver on Planting of One Billion Trees |
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Tree planting campaign in Turkmenistan as a contribution to the
Billion Tree Campaign Following the decree of the president on 8 June 2007, some 880,000 thousands saplings have been planted along the encircling highway of Ashgabad |
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SOS SAHEL - Awareness campaign 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 |
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Billion Tree Campaign in Turkey 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 |
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Bayer employee-volunteers and Students join the Campaign 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 |
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Countdown to the billion mark - Three quarters planted by midday on 20th November 2007 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 |
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Earth Times: Bayer Plants Trees With Chartiers Valley Intermediate School Students, Provides Free Environmental Education Materials |
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Eco society ECO WAY, Bijeljina Plant for the Planet 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 |
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| Billion Tree Campaign One-Year Anniversary Celebration with Ipe planting 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 |
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| Japanese Geikos Lend Their Voice to Thai Tree Planting Initiative 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. |
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Malta Scouts carry out tree planting at Mellieha, Malta 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 |
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Landscape contractors plant for the planet 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) |
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World Clean Air Forest Initiative and Jiffy Alliance announce support for the Billion Tree Campaign. 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 |
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Jurassic trees added to Billion Trees Program tally 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 |
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Double delight for tree planters! 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 |
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Indonesia to hold mass tree planting day 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 |
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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. 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 |
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EEG One Million Tree Campaign receives pledge of 1.4 million Trees from Emirates Heritage Club 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 |
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Address of HSH Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco at the UN General Assembly 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 |
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Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) starts tree-planting programme 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 |
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Malaysian Scouts planting 100,000 trees this year 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 |
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Spreading the message from Finland to the world |
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Tatiana planting trees in Bambui Village, Cameroon 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 |
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) mobilizes atheletes 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 |
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Youth plant at the Tunza International Youth Conference in Leverkusen 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 |
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Trees for the Future Plants 9 Million Trees Worldwide |
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Growing the Billion Tree Campaign in South Africa |
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World Champions in Osaka join the Billion Tree Campaign |
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Dreaming of a better world. Acting now to build it up |
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Ontario’s pledges participation in the Billion Tree Campaign 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 |
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Billion Tree Campaign world record set by India in July 2007 |
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Children Plant 5,000 trees in Cameroon 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 |
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New green website lets book lovers balance out the books they read by planting trees |
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Mexico celebrates Día del Arbol with a commitment to plant 250 million trees |
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Emirates Environmental Group pledges 1 million trees The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) is accepting pledges for its One Million Tree Campaign in support of UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign |
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Malaysian schools to plant three trees each 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 |
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Tree Planting in Lombardia and Vigodarzere, Italy |
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540 Trees to Mark World Environment Week 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 |
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The British Council Catalyses Action in Africa |
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The State of Parana in Brazil undertakes a major reforestation project 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 |
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UNHCR backs environment plan with pledge to plant 9 million trees 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 |
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Environmental Investigation Agency – New Charity Partner for Green Mobile 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 |
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Community Plants 440 Acres of New Native Forests in Chile |
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TEMA Foundation pledges to plant 1.5 million trees for the Planet |
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Global Tree Planting Campaign Puts Down a Billion Roots on International Biological Diversity Day 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 [English] [Français] [Español] [عربى] [中文] |
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Arab philanthropist makes major contribution to the Billion Tree Campaign 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 |
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Reaching one billion trees, one tree at a time - 20 + 10 initiative 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 |
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A celebration of trees in Italy |
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The President of Maldives calls on each citizen to plant a tree as contribution to the Billion Tree Campaign 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 |
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World Agroforestry Centre boosts Billion Tree Campaign |
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Art Van Furniture (USA) Donates 3,000 Trees For Arbor Day! |
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Students plant trees to honor Nobel Laureate Biology majors plant 10 trees on the Benedictine College campus beside Westerman Hall, the science building that houses the Biology Department |
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China pledges to plant 1.5 million trees this year 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 |
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Scouts Help with Planting 1 Billion Trees! 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! |
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Trees for Survival 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 |
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Launch of the “Burned Trees” Art Exhibition in Singapore 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 |
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Hands on! UNEP staff members start fulfilling their collective pledge to plant 500,000 trees in 2007 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 |
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The Global Marshall Plan; One Million Flyers in Germany for the Billion Tree Campaign In Germany, the Global Marshall Plan foundation joins the Billion Tree Campaign in support of environmental protection and regeneration |
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Mexico joins the campaign with 250 million trees Mexico’s President, Felipe Calderon, declared that his country would plant 250 million trees in 2007 |
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Litegreen.com plant 3,000 trees 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 |
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Corporate sector in action: Yves Rocher Group pledges 1 million trees in support of the Billion Tree Campaign at press conference with Achim Steiner and Wangari Maathai 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 |
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The Billion Tree Campaign Exceeds Half Way Mark Tree-planting pledges from around the world in support of the Billion Tree Campaign now total 562,769,095 trees |
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Restoring Tropical Forests to Mitigate Global Warming Reforest the Tropics (RTT) establishes carbon-offset forests in Costa Rica to sequester and store US CO2 emissions |
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Perfect alternative, ethical gift for Valentine's Day Trees for Life and Tree-Nation.com are offering you the opportunity to give a gift with a conscience this Valentine’s Day |
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Geiko and Maiko call to the world from Kyoto 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 |
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Bailey Nurseries in Minnesota mobilizes customers with the slogan "Trees are Cool" 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” |
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“EARTH - Healing the Rift.” 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 |
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France joins the Billion Tree Campaign |
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Major reforestation operation in Indonesia to fight climate change 4 January 2007 Plante Urgence plans to launch a major reforestation operation in Indonesia to fight climate change >> [English] [Français] |
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One Planet - One Heart - 8 Million Trees 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 |
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Boletin de la Clasica (89.9) radio in Colombia promotes the worldwide effort 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 |
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Armenia Tree Project Pledge Contributes to UNEP Billion Tree Campaign 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 |
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ENO-Environment Online Pledges 100 000 trees as a Christmas Present! 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 |
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Trees for Life joins UN effort to plant one billion trees in 2007 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 |
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