Plant-for-the-Planet
Started by a 9-year-old in 2007, Plant-for-the-Planet trains young Climate Justice Ambassadors and restores forests, including Mexico's Mayan forests (Plant-for-the-Planet).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- A 9-year-old boy named Felix asked kids to plant a million trees in every country.
- Now more than 100,000 young people have learned to help forests and climate.
- The group has planted over 12 million trees in Mexico's Mayan forests.
The Five W's of Plant-for-the-Planet
Who
Plant-for-the-Planet, a youth-founded nonprofit. At age 9, Felix Finkbeiner called on children to plant one million trees in every country.
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What
Climate education for children and youth, plus forest restoration and a free platform for funding and monitoring restoration projects.
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Where
Worldwide, including the Mayan forests of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and restoration sites in Spain.
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Why
To fight the climate crisis and The variety of all living things in a place: plants, animals, fungi and tiny microbes. Glossary loss by growing and protecting forests and empowering young people.
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Impact Statement
Nonprofit solution · active
In the Yucatán, Plant-for-the-Planet has planted over 12 million trees, helps patrol two reserves and is working toward a jaguar corridor (organization figures).
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For Further Information: Plant-for-the-Planet, About Us
More than 100,000 children and youth in 76 countries have become Climate Justice Ambassadors.
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Its academies teach children and youth to give speeches, plant trees and lead their communities on climate (Plant-for-the-Planet).
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For Nature
Restoring Mayan forests and working toward a jaguar corridor protects wildlife habitat (Plant-for-the-Planet).
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