Trees talk and share resources right under our feet, using a fungal network nicknamed the Wood Wide Web. Some plants use the system to support their offspring, while others hijack it to sabotage their rivals.
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Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt movement, and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. "It's the little things citizens do that will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees". “When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope.” “The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price. That is the problem.” “There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness . . . that time is now.” “Throughout my life, I have never stopped to strategize about my next steps. I often just keep walking along, through whichever door opens. I have been on a journey and this journey has never stopped. When the journey is acknowledged and sustained by those I work with, they are a source of inspiration, energy and encouragement. They are the reasons I kept walking, and will keep walking, as long as my knees hold out.” The Billion Tree Campaign was launched in 2006, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as a response to the challenges of global warming, as well as to a wider array of sustainability challenges, from water supply to biodiversity loss.[1] Its initial target was the planting of one billion trees in 2007 (achieved by November).[2] One year later, in 2008, the campaign’s objective was raised to 7 billion trees – a target to be met by the climate change conference that was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009. Three months before the conference, the 7 billion planted trees mark had been surpassed. In December 2011, after more than 12 billion trees had been planted, UNEP formally handed management of the program over to the youth-led not-for-profit Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation, based in Tutzing, Germany.[3] Over 14.2 billion trees have been planted as of 2016. We want to plant a trillion trees! You believe that’s impossible? A trillion trees are just 150 trees per person. Trillion Trees Vision: A trillion trees re-grown, saved from loss and better protected around the world by 2050.
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