Trees!
- UN calls for your gardening talents
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was launched in 2006 the operation "a billion trees the planet. " A year later, that goal had been largely achieved. African countries, especially, were very involved in this campaign of reforestation; Ethiopia has even planted nearly 700 million trees.
early 2008, UNEP has therefore established even more ambitious goals - and yet realistic 7 billion trees by the end of 2009, or 1 tree per person on Earth. Everywhere, trees are a way to fight against global warming, preserve biodiversity. In the South, they also retard the advancing desert.
On the campaign website you can save the trees you planted, and contribute to the success of this operation. Undertake all: individuals, schools, associations, companies .... your twig there. Then, trees, people!
- Small webography to go further:
Greenquizz : A question a day on the ecology, 200 correct answers are planting a tree. Deforestation is the second leading cause of GHG emissions in the world: it is almost a gesture of hygiene.
Urgence : the association which, among other things, plant the trees Greenquizz. It also proposes to go on "leave solidarity" - if you're tired of the Cote d'Azur. I advise you especially Co2 calculator in thirty seconds you can calculate your CO2 emissions, and it even calculates the number of trees should be planted to offset your annual emissions. If UNEP offered you the first step, here's the second coming.
A Baby, A tree : Guigoz-led operation since 1991. If you have the baby, all you need for the tree. It has the merit of being free, and highly symbolic. For a symbolic
even stronger, you can plant a sequoia in your garden: it takes a meter per year. To count the years for the force of nature.
Tree Nation: You can finance the planting of a tree in Niger: you participate in both the fight against desertification and poverty cons, a good gift idea. Allow 10 € for a "Acacia Senegal", and 75 € for a baobab tree. Maybe a bit expensive, but very durable.
If you have other ideas, other news, if you know of other initiatives on the theme of the tree, please let me know.
