Why We Plant Trees
Why we plant trees
Contents passionate about trees
Tree Appeal The Tree Appeal Mission Green Apple Award “Green Heroes” 2006 Executive Summary The Cause The need for more trees Why plant trees? Tree planting partners What Government says The UK Biodiversity Action Plan The importance of biodiversity Implementation EU biodiversity strategy Publications Government Strategy Challenges and opportunities Environmental sustainability Biodiversity Landscape Social sustainability Public access to woodlands Health Recreation Trees within the green infrastructure Managing urban trees The historic environment The overall amount of woodland planting and woodland management What David Bellamy says Professor David Bellamy OBE The right trees in the right places Climate change Why become a Tree Appeal Partner? What Tree Appeal does for you
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Why we plant trees
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Tree Appeal passionate about trees
The Tree Appeal Mission:
The philosophy of Tree Appeal is to plant and conserve trees within the UK and globally in recognition and appreciation of the environmental and humanitarian benefits that trees deliver to the wellbeing of our valuable planet. Trees are the longest lived organism on the planet and therefore planting trees is an investment that creates a global ecological heritage for many hundreds of years. We must demonstrate that we are seriously addressing our own country’s environmental issues. Only then are we in a position to influence global environmental changes, like arresting the cutting down of rain forests. Most environmental damage occurs as a consequence of business activity. We therefore believe the way forward is to give environmentally responsible companies the opportunity to integrate tree planting into their product and service offering and gain a marketing advantage for doing so.
Contents passionate about trees
Tree Appeal The Tree Appeal Mission Green Apple Award “Green Heroes” 2006 Executive Summary The Cause The need for more trees Why plant trees? Tree planting partners What Government says The UK Biodiversity Action Plan The importance of biodiversity Implementation EU biodiversity strategy Publications Government Strategy Challenges and opportunities Environmental sustainability Biodiversity Landscape Social sustainability Public access to woodlands Health Recreation Trees within the green infrastructure Managing urban trees The historic environment The overall amount of woodland planting and woodland management What David Bellamy says Professor David Bellamy OBE The right trees in the right places Climate change Why become a Tree Appeal Partner? What Tree Appeal does for you
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The Convention on Biological Diversity 15
Why we plant trees
www.treeappeal.com
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Tree Appeal passionate about trees
The Tree Appeal Mission:
The philosophy of Tree Appeal is to plant and conserve trees within the UK and globally in recognition and appreciation of the environmental and humanitarian benefits that trees deliver to the wellbeing of our valuable planet. Trees are the longest lived organism on the planet and therefore planting trees is an investment that creates a global ecological heritage for many hundreds of years. We must demonstrate that we are seriously addressing our own country’s environmental issues. Only then are we in a position to influence global environmental changes, like arresting the cutting down of rain forests. Most environmental damage occurs as a consequence of business activity. We therefore believe the way forward is to give environmentally responsible companies the opportunity to integrate tree planting into their product and service offering and gain a marketing advantage for doing so.