plant a tree today foundation (patt), uae set-up
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Presentation prepared for the UAE set-up, including tree species proper for that area.TRANSCRIPT
“Saving the Planet One Tree at a Time”
Plant A Tree Today Foundation
(PATT)
Who we areo UK registered Charity and
Thai Foundation, o Work across S.E. Asia, Sri
Lanka, India, South Africa and the UK
o PATTo Fights against deforestation
and climate changeo Raises environmental
awarenesso Campaigns for better
environmental practices
What we do
For the world o Global carbon storage o Planting native treeso Reforestationo Help to avoid
the devastating effects of climate change
What we do
For peopleo Providing
a sustainable futureo Creating employment
and funding opportunities
o Improving the quality of life
PATT’s values
o Actiono Youth education
o Sustainabilityo Cooperation
Milestoneso 2005 – The PATT Foundation
officially formedo 2006 – Registration as a UK charityo 2008 – Establishment of the tree
nursery in Khao Yaio 2009 – Registration as a Thai
foundationo 2011 – Over 500,000 trees plantedo 2013 – Reached 100
Environmental Education and Tree Planting Events with schools
Focuses
o Environmental Education – school tree planting
o Nursery Set – upo Environmental
Education Portalo Corporate Tree
Planting Events
Environmental Education – school tree plantingo Hands-on experience
at reforestation siteso Increasing
environmental awareness
o Environmental campaigns schoolwide
o Eco Camps o Workshops and
presentations
Nursery Set – up
o Khao Yai Community Nursery Project since 2008
o Over 90,000 trees plantedo 1,500 visitors annuallyo 20,000 seedlings yearlyo Stock of over 50 native
specieso Employment for local
people
Environmental Education Portal
o Interactive platform for students and teachers
o Online learning resources and activities
o Lesson plans in accordance with IB and IGCSE
o Already 600 schools interested
o Easy access, professional support, high quality
Corporate Tree Planting Eventso Training for management
and staff on sustainable environmental business practices
o Carbon offseto Team – Building events o Developing sustainable
business strategieso Raising awareness of
business environmental responsibility
Why the UAE?
o Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area restoration
o Conservation of wildlife in the mountains
o Increasing awareness and participation of local society
o Saving threatened species
Suitable native plants for the UAE
o Ghaf tree o Christ’s thorno Olive treeo Wild drumstick tree
Ghaf tree (Prosopis cineraria)
o Hardy, fire, drought – resistant
o Easy to germinateo Narrow spacing o Little tendingo Greening and
landscapingo Livestock food and
forage
Christ’s thorn (Ziziphus spina – christi)
o Drought – toleranto Medicinal propertieso Edible fruitso Source of flower honey
Olive tree (Olea europea)
o Evergreeno Durable woodo Little water requiredo Used for furniture and
turnery
Wild drumstick tree (Moringa peregrina)
o Drought – toleranto Easy growtho Edible fruits, high in
nutrientso Oilseed feedstock for
biodiesel