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Fruit trees for BerlinWikiWoods started with the campaigne “Fruit trees for Berlin”! The main objectives are:
On May the 15th we planted our first trees in YAAM! muna - priceWikiWoods won the the muna-price in the category “idea/innovation” 2008 awarded by the DBU (German Foundation for Environment) and ZDF (public tv channel of Germany) Award ceremony 7.11.2008 in Osnabrück, Germany WikiWoods: plant the world's biggest forestWikiWoods is an initiative getting involved into the process of helping forests and woods to grow and flourish in a natural way - worldwide. The use of an internet platform similar to the Wikipedia platform helps to make it possible for volunteers, experts and sponsors to meet on the web and work together on a local area conduct forest-projects. Through the platform everyone who wants to can get involved into climate protection, get active on a local level and contribute so to the global protection of climate. This way CO2 is being bound by a growing number of trees, biodiversity is supported, awareness for the forest can build up and also the local climate is influenced in a positive way. BackgroundGreenhouse gas emissions are increasing on a global level. To minimize the consequences for the climate, and for humans and ecosystems, we have to start acting now. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) appeals to nations to save energy, to use energy more efficiently and to support forested areas. Forestation worldwide helps to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and decrease the global greenhouse effect. The enlargement of forests is one possible way to help the climate. One planted tree can process around 6 kg of carbon dioxide annually. If you count a forest with 1000 trees, this amounts to about 6 tons carbon dioxide per year. This is the equivalent of a flight from Berlin to Hong Kong. Become active: plant trees with volunteersWikiWoods is an initiative getting involved in the process of helping forests and woods to grow and flourish in a natural way - worldwide. The use of an internet platform similar to the Wikipedia platform helps to make it possible for volunteers, experts and sponsors to meet on the web and work together on local projects. Through the platform, everyone who wishes can get involved in climate defense, get active on a local level and contribute to the global protection of environment. This way CO2 emissions are reduced by a growing number of trees, biodiversity is supported, environmental awareness is increased and also the local climate is influenced in a positive way. If you want to initiate forests in your country please contact us: We can help to find volunteers with this platforn and share experiences. Contact data see impressum. See also:
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