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Green Living Certification Chapter 6 - Global Efforts |
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6.1 Join the Pledge
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| Join with millions of people worldwide and pledge to plant trees to help the environment.
In an effort to increase the planet's inventory of beneficial trees, the United Nations Environment Program began an effort in November 2006 called Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign.
With a goal to plant a billion trees, the program offers an opportunity for people throughout the world to participate in the same action, no matter where they live or their current conditions. BY planting a tree under this pledge, you join with millions of others who are doing the same. If you want to participate, you can simply plant a tree in your own yard, or you can join with a local school and help the children plant trees. You can travel to a new location and help people plant trees. Feeling as if you are part of a larger effort to change the world, to affect climate change in a positive way and to Green up the world are the goals of the program.
Although within a year, more than 1.5 billion trees were planted worldwide, the effort is still ongoing and you can pledge to plant trees to help the planet. See our "resources" section for more information.
Encourage Others One of the greatest gifts you can give the environment right this very minute is to educate others and encourage others to join in your Green efforts.
You can do this in a myriad of ways, including:
| Refer them to our site to take this course. The more people that take the course and commit to a greener lifestyle, the closer we all are to a cleaner and safer planet. |
| Set a good example. Begin a recycling effort at your work or school, or simplify your life to allow more Green activities. Perhaps you are the person who brings your own tote bags to the grocery store, or the one that refuses a newspaper subscription to reduce paper consumption. Maybe you are building a new home and installing solar panels. Whatever way you can, set a good example so others will be interested and want to follow in your Green efforts. |
| Help to educate people. Perhaps you could offer your services as a speaker in schools. Or you could write a column for the local newspaper about Green living. You could volunteer as a kind of docent at the local landfill, educating people about their waste and its effects on the world. |
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