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• Re: Trees for cars program

  2006-12-08 12:51:36 UTC

  Hi Debra, Great idea!
  
  Two thoughts for you. Planet Ark organisesan annual tree planting program in Australia called the National Tree Day, and National Schools Tree Day, usually heldin July each year. One of the main sponsorsis Toyota Australia, so it may be worth exploring this existing link between Toyota and tree planting activities as a starting point for your initiative. See http://www.planetark.com.au/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/3/story.htmfor details.Regarding accessing labour to plant in the trees, you might like to consider involving schools, especially those who are part of the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSi), which aims to achieve whole school change towards sustainability in thethree areas of curriculum, infrastructure and community engagment. It is within this last area of community engagement that schools would have a genuine reasonto be part of such a community-industry-school partnership. Tree planting, through programs such as the National Schools Tree Day, is already commonplace in Australian schools, but not within the context of an industry / carbon trading arrangement. So your initiative could adda very rich, real-world application tothe educational experience of the students, as well as provide person power for the tree planting.The possibilities are endless andthe benefits would be great for all involved!! See http://sustainability.ceres.org.au/files/sei_program_sustainable_schools.htmfor more information about AuSSi.Good luck!!
  
  Cheers,
  Anthony
  
  Anthony Mangelsdorf
  Sustainable Schools Initiative -
  Geelong Regional Facilitator
  CERES Community Environment Park
  0417 015 808
  [email protected]
  www.ceres.org.au
  http://sustainability.ceres.org.au

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