Did you know that the average person in the U.S. is responsible for generating 36.8 tons of greenhouse-causing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere? And did you also know that it takes 110 trees to absorb and counteract the negative effects? While at the same time, 13 million hectares (over 32 million acres) of the world’s forests are lost to deforestation each year?? The negative impact on the sustainability of our planet is staggering.
But there is good news! You can be part of a solution.
Today, June 25, 2007, the worldwide “Choose Trust – Plant Trees” Campaign kicked off! In this amazing grass-roots event, people from every continent on our planet are encouraged to vow a choice of trust, and for every choice made, Coco Fossland (a leader I highly respect out of work I've done with her) and The Trust Leadership Institute will plant a tree on their behalf, through GreenWorld.org. The concept couldn’t be simpler.
All you do is pledge a simple choice of trust – “I choose to forgive my mother,” “I choose to help my sister,” “I choose to tell my friend I love her” – and you will feel good knowing that you are part of the solution.
I thus invite you to join us. Also, please consider telling your family, friends, colleagues, and networks about this. The goal is to plant 10,000 trees!!