Close-up Translations does its part in the Billion Tree Campaign
As part of its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and to protecting the environment, Close-up Translations is participating in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign. Close-up Translations has pledged to plant indigenous trees and trees that are appropriate to the local environment of the North West of England, i.e. Holm oaks, Magnolias, Japanese Maples and Apple trees.
The worldwide tree planting initiative Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), was unveiled at the annual UN Climate Change Convention Conference that took place in Nairobi (Kenya) in November 2006. It encourages the planting of at least one billion trees worldwide each year in four key areas, namely:
- degraded natural forests and wilderness areas;
- farms and rural landscapes;
- sustainably managed plantations; and
- urban environments.
Trees are the longest living organisms on Earth and are the most significant repositories of terrestrial biological biodiversity. Forests provide not only environmental protection, but also significant income and livelihood options globally. That is why it is important to take action now on global deforestation.
For more information about the Billion Tree Campaign, read the Billion Tree Campaign Album or visit the campaign’s official website.
