On the occasion of the 12th COP of Climate Change Convention, UNEP with a range of partners launched the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign. Under the auspicious patronage of Prof. Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) and Prince Albert II of Monaco, this campaign will encourage the pledging, planting and caring for one billion new trees globally. The World Agroforestry Centre is proud to provide the scientific support to this initiative.

Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign is part of humanity’s collective gift to subsequent generations. It is a superb initiative to link people, trees and the environment. Planting trees is great, although using appropriate scientific knowledge to plant the right tree in the right place is even greater. Our individual priorities for tree planting may differ from habitat conservation to rural income enhancement to renewable industries, but without greater tree planting we may forego all those opportunities.

To get into the website, click http://www.worldagroforestry.org/billiontreecampaign

What have you done to support the billion tree campaign? Plant a tree on your free time this year whether timber, medicinal, fodder, fruit, oil or any other .That’s the only way your contribution will be noticed towards this campaign.

I have already planted 285 trees since last year November when the campaign was launched.150 fodder, 100 timber, 20 medicinal and 15 fruits.

” If you’re not part of the solution- you’re part of the problem. Join us now!!!”