Sentences with phrase «tree planting projects»

-- The Greening of Detroit was established to to promote the reforestation of Detroit's neighborhoods, boulevards and parks through tree planting projects and educational programs.

The tree planting projects in Kenya and UK as the emissions reductions are guaranteed by the Tree Buddying approach, where for every tree planted 1t of carbon from a VCS project is also retired.

To offset the 415 tones of carbon emissions produced by the Canada Day event, the NCC decided to invest in a variety of Canada - based carbon offset projects, such as energy efficiency, methane gas recovery and tree planting projects.

They are hoping to increase their pig farming and expand their tree planting projects to sequester more carbon so that he can continue to pay for their children's school fees and make improvements on their home.

Tree planting projects helped change our thinking about how we can protect our environment through business and industry, and these programs are still very effective in developing countries like Ghana.

Families generously let us live in their homes or schoolhouse while we assisted in their house building, repair and tree planting projects.

She also credits Koen Timmers» project for recently engaging her students in renewed efforts on local tree planting projects.

With the money that we raise will go to a community - based tree planting project in Mount Kenya to create sustainable livelihoods that support environmental and forests rehabilitation.

2008 Winner JPG, 698KB Artwork credit: Sarah Anne Johnson, Group Portrait (Tree Planting Project), 2005, Polymer clay, paint, fabric and wood, 96.5 cm × 33 cm × 43.2 cm

As the carbon offsetting is guaranteed by retiring high quality VCS credits, this Peru tree planting project will also meet BSi's PAS 2060 guidance on carbon neutrality, therefore assuring your carbon neutral claims.

As the carbon offsetting is guaranteed by retiring high quality VCS credits, this Kenyan tree planting project will meet BSi's PAS 2060 guidance on carbon neutrality, therefore assuring your carbon neutral claims.

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In 1992, Disney planted 60,000 trees to form what is known as the Mickey Mouse Forest as part of a local reforestation project.

The Rainforest Alliance's team of carbon auditors within RA - Cert recently travelled to Baguia to conduct the Gold Standard Initial Certification audit of the WithOneSeed's tree planting (reforestation) project.

A research project funded by the European Union found that the diversity of landscape and farming systems was greater in organic farms, regarding land use types, crops, livestock, plantings (hedges, solitary shrubs, trees) and flora.

To date, the 50 States for Good community giving program has benefited 5.5 million people and dozens of communities through projects as diverse as tree planting, sustainable hiking trails, a community orchard and meals for neighbors in need.

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You can donate to CarbonFund.org and select from a menu of certified carbon offset projects that include planting trees in severely fire - damanaged forests and innovative project that converts cow manure into methane that then generates the electricity to run a war desalination plant.

The budget is the first produced under the tenure of Park District General Supt. Carolyn Williams Meza and touts plans, including the projected planting of 2,000 trees, that have typified the Park District under Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration.

Since its creation in 1994, the foundation has raised $ 30 million for Chicago parks programs and projects, including summer camps, tree plantings and park renovations and improvements.

Since its creation in 1994, the foundation has pledged $ 30 million to Chicago park programs and projects, including summer camps, tree plantings and park renovations and improvements.

I particularly like the Truffula Tree Cutters engineered with Lego and the planting seeds projects.

While the event was underway, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $ 2.2 million in grants for tree planting and community forestry projects across New York.

Voters get to decide from among several proposed projects, usually school computer upgrades, street light repairs and tree plantings.

«It was a tough project, but it came up beautiful,» said Daniel Mercado, Northern Manhattan Parks Manager, who explained that construction had been challenging from the beginning given the elevated slope of 150 feet.The new 1100 - foot - long, switch - back ramp includes new lighting, railings and retaining walls, pavement markings and signage, and numerous trees and plantings.

The former mayor commended the work of Midler, the Broadway icon who helped start the New York Restoration project — a public - private partnership between the city and major donors, like Bloomberg and David Rockefeller, who pushed the tree planting effort.

By planting a tree in their constituency, MPs, led by Speaker John Bercow and including Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Philip Hammond, John McDonnell, and Diane Abbott will help to demonstrate that the Commonwealth and projects such as the QCC are a force for good.

project from Stringer's office which has included hundreds of tree plantings and the opening of the East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence in 2008 whose goal was to reduce asthma hospitalizations by 50 percent in three years.

As the climate warms, however, the entire region is projected to become more hospitable to plants such as switchgrass, a towering grass called Miscanthus, and vigorous poplar trees.

Some restoration ecologists consider tropical grassland habitats off limits for tree - planting projects.

Not long ago, the Rolling Stones announced plans to ensure that an upcoming tour would not contribute to global warming: They had signed on to two forestry projects in Scotland, which would plant 2,800 trees, one for every 60 fans in the audience, and thus render the entire tour «carbon neutral.»

«The data will provide our first detailed look into the Joshua tree genome,» said Michael McKain, an evolutionary biologist working on the project and a post-doctoral associate at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.

Typical is a new project, announced by a Norwegian forestry company last month, to plant fast - growing pine and eucalyptus trees on 150 square kilometres of grassy plain in southwest Tanzania.

Even so, I am all in favour of the global tree - planting project reported by Olive Heffernan (26 August, p 24).

The city has also launched several programs to turn down the climate's thermostat, such as the Million Trees project (more than half a million have already been planted around the city) and painting flat roofs with a white or «cool» coating that reflects the sun's energy.

Sanchez later led a project in Peru that dramatically increased rice yields and headed a center in Kenya that upgrades soil, and thus expands food production, by planting nitrogen - fixing trees in crop fields.

His last project — plastic trees intended to change climates in desert areas by trapping water at night and releasing it in the day (Technology, 28 July 1990)-- was taken up in Libya, where 50 000 of the «trees» have been planted.

Stone said he now wants to investigate the economics behind planting trees and reflective coatings so cash - strapped cities can see the benefits of investing in these projects.

For example, «plant a million trees» projects are becoming popular as a way to store carbon dioxide, slow heat rise and soak up storm water.

A company that needs to eliminate 1,000 tons of emissions from its ledger might pay for a project that will plant enough trees to absorb that amount of carbon dioxide.

That tree - planting was a small part of one of the fastest - growing businesses in the world: the sale of promises to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, often at bargain - basement prices, by planting forests or investing in renewable - energy projects.

However, a new University of Minnesota study with more than 1,000 young trees has found that plants also adjust — or acclimate — to a warmer climate and may release only one - fifth as much additional carbon dioxide than scientists previously believed, The study, published today in the journal Nature, is based on a five - year project, known as «B4Warmed,» that simulated the effects of climate change on 10 boreal and temperate tree species growing in an open - air setting in 48 plots in two forests in northern Minnesota.

«Previous studies at a few sites had shown that large trees suffer more than small trees during and after droughts, and our theory suggested this should be a globally consistent pattern, but this project was the first to test this hypothesis globally,» said Los Alamos National Laboratory's Nate McDowell, a renowned forest ecologist and plant physiologist who coauthored a paper in the journal Nature Plants highlighting this research.

New Woodland Carbon Code to offer reassurance that tree - planting projects really capture carbon

Field projects we support include: The restoration of degraded forests in and around the Gunung Leuser National Park More than a million trees have already been planted to replace some of the forests that have been lost.

You can donate money to initiatives that take carbon out of the environment — like tree plantings and renewable energy projects — to balance out the carbon you're putting into it with your daily routine.

For each one that is purchased, the American Forests» Global ReLeaf project will plant a tree around the world.

Students and educators work at planting trees and recycling plastics, two projects that can be executed for less than $ 500 each.

The Princess Royal is Patron of the Jubilee Woods Project which aims to plant six million trees across the UK in Diamond Jubilee year.

SOLV's Green Team program brings experts into classrooms and puts tools into student hands, helping students and teachers restore local streams by collecting garbage, eradicating nonnative plant species, and planting thousands of trees, among other projects.

Through clubs and classes, they raise money for families in need, work on a «coats for kids» project, plant trees, build park benches, help with efforts of the Northwest Blood Center, Children's Miracle Network, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Red Cross, and many others.