"Africa is losing more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of forest every year."
UNEP June 2008
At Plant A Tree Today we can't completely reverse the effects of deforestation and global warming, but we can discover how planting trees can help to combat climate change, provide sustainable economic development for developing countries and poor rural communities, and reduce the effects of natural disasters. We can make a difference. See what the PATT Foundation (www.plant-a-tree-today.org) is doing in Thailand, Asia and the world here...
Volunteer Weekend a Great Success
Last weekend around 30 volunteers and staff showed off their green fingers planting mangroves and maintaining trees with PATT in Chanthaburi on Thailand's Eastern Seaboard.
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Schools Plant Nursery Trees
3 schools in Bankgok capped off their nursery programmes this week planting their seedlings with PATT. St Andrews, Shrewsbury, and French Lycee all completed the final stage of the nursery with students as young as 3 getting involved!
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Jatropha Biodiesel and Village Development Project - Chiang Rai
PATT is funding part of this village development programme implemented by the Khom Loy Development Foundation which aims to build local hill tribe communities’ capacity to direct their own future through this sustainable jatropha circus biodiesel project. Click here for more ›
Tree Planting and Rural Development in Ban Noen Thong
The project will funded by PATT and includes tree planting and forest conservation, the establishment of a youth nursery and village bank, and additional programmes aimed at combating poverty, gender inequality, urban migration, and unemployment. Click here for more ›
“The PATT staff did a wonderful job facilitating a perfect win-win scenario for the International School Bangkok Boys Soccer team last Saturday. We had a great day out in a beautiful green space very close to the city centre, and we all felt like we had done a little towards making our air cleaner and the world greener”
Rob Heath - ISB Bangkok
