Taking Action - Forests
An Environmental Guide for you and your Community

Green Belt Movement
The official site of the Green Belt Movement and its founder, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. GBM provides income and sustenance to millions of people in Kenya through the planting of trees. It also conducts educational campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights, civic empowerment, and the environment throughout Kenya and Africa.

Plant-a-tree-today.com
Though the effects of deforestation and global warming can't be completely reversed, Plant-a-tree-today assists in the discovery of how planting trees can help to combat climate change, provide sustainable economic development for developing countries and poor rural communities, and reduce the effects of natural disasters.

APRIL Sustainable Forestry
The heart of the pulp and paper industry is the wood. Manufacturers worldwide face an ongoing challenge to secure wood supplies that do not deplete finite areas of natural forest and degrade the environment. APRIL�s solution is Sustainable Forestry Management, which uses previously exploited land, zoned by the government for tree plantation development to create renewable forest resources, which are sustainable environmentally, socially beneficial, and commercially viable over the long term.

National Arbor Day Foundation
National Arbor Day Foundation inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.

Global Trees Campaign
Over 8000 tree species, 10% of the world�s total, are threatened with extinction. Global Trees Campaign aims to help conserve them through information, conservation and wise use.