Kategorie: Tree Planting Campaign News @en

My preferred Environmental and Forest Protection Organisations:

I have selected the following organisations from among the many interesting, committed, national, international and global environmental protection agencies which devote themselves to forest protection. I receive from them regular newsletters via e-mail.

• Plant-for-the-planet: This is an international tree project aimed at world-wide re-forestation. Information on the current projects can be obtained from: www.plant-for-the-planet.org. You can support the global children’s project by purchasing books and various items from the shop.
• WWF: The World Wide Fund for Nature undertakes global efforts for nature conservation and therefore also for forest protection. Information on all projects as well as opportunities to contribute and participate can be found at: www.wwf.at
• CIPRA: Life for the Alps: This is an Association aimed at ensuring the quality of life in the Alps with particular emphasis on forest protection. Information on the many activities of this Association can be found at: www.cipra.org
• Naturschutzbund: The Austrian Nature Protection Federation (Naturschutzbund) has its headquarters in Salzburg and sees itself as nature’s advocate. The Federation supports the concerns of people wanting to protect the forests. You can find more information about the many projects of the Federation and also support them at: www.naturschutzbund.at
• Friedrichs Gartenjahr: Passionate gardeners can find many practical tips and information at: www.gartenjahr.at

My wish:

• International networking of all nature, environmental and forest protection organizations!
• Continuous information on planned and completed projects and activities!
• Cross-cutting assistance among all the global organizations and associations!
• Links to aid selection for active supporters!

• Against food waste!
• Against unnecessary forest clearances!

This initiative was launched jointly by the ORF and the various nature and environmental protection organizations. These organizations are campaigning against food waste and unnecessary forest clearances. The global aims of the campaign can be found under: www.muttererde.at, since a lot of the discarded food is disposed of on freshly cleared forest areas!

• Everyone can contribute!!
• Please be careful with your food!

“International Tree Day” took place on 25 April.

On the website of the Ministry under the items “Forestry” (“Forst”) and “The Austrian Forest Dialogue” (“Der österreichische Walddialog”) there is interesting information to be found on the current situation of the forests as well as tree species and global projects. The link below takes you directly to the website: www.bmlfuw.gv.at

The leading article in the newspaper supplement “Freizeit Kurier” of 12 March 2016 was entitled “Brother Tree” (“Bruder Baum”). The extensive and informative article covered topics such as the important function of trees for the living environment of humans and animals as well as an inventory of the current forests. More interesting information can be obtained from: www.kurier.at/freizeit

High up above Vienna in Grinzing am Himmel, a “Tree Circle” (“Baumkreis”) can be found comprising forty trees planted in a circle. The trees symbolize a complete yearly cycle and each has a specific date of birth. Detailed information can be found at: www.himmel.at/lebensbaumkreis
In addition, you can also visit this extraordinary site.

“Mein Baum” (“My Tree”) is the title of a song by Udo Jürgens which he dedicated to his father and you can find it and listen to it on YouTube.

TIP: You can currently buy many books on trees covering a variety of topics!