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TREES FOR THE FUTURE PLEDGES 8.9 MILLION TREES FOR EARTH DAY 2011 IN LATIN AMERICA
March 10, 2011
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TREES FOR THE FUTURE PLEDGES 8.9 MILLION TREES FOR EARTH DAY 2011 IN LATIN AMERICA
Twenty-six Partners in Six Countries Commit to Reforestation
March 10, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC – Earth Day Networkannounced today that its A Billion Acts of Green® campaign counter clicked ahead by 8.91 million Acts with the addition of tree-planting pledges in Latin America from its partner Trees for the Future. Trees for the Future and its 26 partners in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua have pledged to plant the trees through 2011, as part of Earth Day Network’s effort to collect one billion Acts of environmental service and advocacy before the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, aka Rio+20. To date, over 66 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 in the Caribbean, Central and South America 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 partners include local governments and local and international non-profit organizations. 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.
