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TREES FOR THE FUTURE PLEDGES 850,000 TREES FOR EARTH DAY 2011 IN ASIA
March 14, 2011
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March 14, 2011
TREES FOR THE FUTURE PLEDGES 850,000 TREES FOR EARTH DAY 2011 IN ASIA
India, The Philippines Provide Commitments
WASHINGTON, DC – Earth Day Networkannounced today that its Billion Acts of Green® campaign counter clicked ahead by 850,000 Acts with the addition of tree-planting pledges in The Philippines and India from its partner Trees for the Future.
Trees for the Future and its 10 partners in The Philippines and India have pledged to plant 400,000 trees through 2011, as part of Earth Day Network’s effort to collect one billion Acts of environmental service before the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, aka Rio+20. To date, over 72 million Acts have been recorded.
“As we reach for our lofty goal of collecting a billion Acts of Green worldwide, great partners like Trees for the Future are critical to amplifying the voice of the movement,” said Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network. Rogers added that A Billion Acts of Green® aims to spur government leaders in Rio to action by showing them how strongly the world’s citizens care about sustainability.
“Our local partners throughout Asia understand better than anyone the need to stop deforestation in their countries, and they are all thrilled to add their efforts to Earth Day Network’s global A Billion Acts of Green campaign,” says Ethan Budiansky, head of international programs for Trees for the Future.
TFTF’s local partners in The Philippines are:
TanamanFoundation
Loobbunga Forest Garden Pioneer Site
SKMQ Upland Farm Development
CLIARC
APCSS
4KD
Ramos Clan
TFTF’s local partners in India are:
KRAPAVIS
Alwar, Rajasthan
RACHNA
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
The Green Tree Foundation
Talupula, Andhra Pradesh
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Photos of Filipino projects available for download:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=68632374%40N00&q=The+Philippines&m=text
Photos of Indian projects available for download:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=India&w=68632374%40N00
About Earth Day Network
Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Our mission is to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement worldwide as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. We pursue our mission through a combination of education, public policy, and consumer activism campaigns. The organization has a global reach, with a network of more than 22,000 partners and organizations in 192 countries. Earth Day Network is a 501(c)3 organization located in Washington, D.C.
About Trees for the Future
Since 1989, Trees for the Future (www.plant-trees.org) has been helping communities around the world plant trees. Through seed distribution, agro-forestry training, and our country programs, we have empowered rural groups to restore tree cover to their lands. The trees provide food, fodder, fuel, fertilizer, and medicine for the farmers as well as biodiversity for the landscape.
