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. Instead of the originally planned 30,000, more than 70,000 trees are expected to be planted within a nationwide action plan. Though the counterbalancing affects the trees have on the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, these youngsters are attempting to affect an enduring contribution to climate protection.

The motivation for this action was Arbor Day on April 25th. On this day, school children from all the German provinces worked with forestry services to plant half of the 70,000 seedlings. The remaining trees, depending on optimal planting conditions, will be planted in the up-coming months. In one lifetime, every tree has the capability to save three tons of carbon dioxide, which is a significant factor in global warming.

Last year, “Plant for the Planet Germany” was started by 10 year-old Starnberger student Felix Finkbeiner.  He, with his classmates, eventually wants to plant a total of one million trees by 2009. Benefactor of “Plant for the Planet” is the former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and former German Minister of the Environment Professor Klaus Töpfer.

For more information, please contact:

Joerg Erdmann
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Plant for the Planet
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Tel: +49-40-82290428