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Plant A Tree Today Foundation

Plant A Tree Today Foundation is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Plant A Tree Today Foundation rather than just read about it. In short: The Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT) is a non-governmental environmental organization with primary operations in the United Kingdom and Thailand. Established in 2005, PATT attempts to raise environmental awareness and foster better practices in less developed nations around the world, planting trees as a means to combat deforestation and climate change.

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Reference excerpt

The Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT) is a non-governmental environmental organization with primary operations in the United Kingdom and Thailand. Established in 2005, PATT attempts to raise environmental awareness and foster better practices in less developed nations around the world, planting trees as a means to combat deforestation and climate change. Planting tree help to reforest cleared land. Planting of trees also plays a role in climate change adaptation.

Organisational history

Establishment and purpose The Plant A Tree Today Foundation or the P.A.T.T., was organised in November 2005 by Andrew Steel, who established the organization as a means of combating ongoing deforestation in less-developed nations around the world through public education and tree-planting campaigns. The group is a registered charitable organisation in the United Kingdom since 2006. Shortly after its launch, PATT began to work with UK fundraising consultant The Midas Partnership, which assisted in the generation of the initial capitalisation of the group. Fundraising activities were conducted both in the UK and in Thailand, a nation of primary concern to the organisation. It is also a registered foundation in Thailand. Steel remains a Director of the foundation, assisted by Charlotte Whalley. PATT works to raise awareness of global environmental issues, campaign for better environmental practices and take action against deforestation and climate change by planting trees. It implements tree planting projects and carbon offsetting with environmentally conscious businesses, provides environmental education to schools in developing countries, and funds community development projects in rural communities centered on tree planting and reforestation. Reforestation projects sponsored by PATT attempt to generate broad participation among the affected communities. For example, a 2008 reforestation project in Phetchaburi, Thailand, brought together schoolchildren, monks, governmental officers, and local villagers with forestation staff in planting over 2500 trees. Native tree species were replanted in a forest degraded by selective logging in an effort to restore animal habitat. The restored lowland deciduous tropical forest was to be used in the future as a tool for future environmental education.

Carbon Bank and Village Development Project In 2009 the Carbon Bank and Village Development Project sponsored by PATT was awarded a 2009 United Nations-backed SEED Award. The SEED Initiative, founded by the United Nations Environmental Programme, the United Nations Development Programme and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, identifies and supports promising locally oriented enterprises in developing countries which are working to improve livelihoods and manage natural resources sustainably. The group's Carbon Bank and Village Development Project targeted 48 rural villages in Thailand, helping to establish community forests and a micro-finance system in each, managed by the local communities themselves. Ultimately it is hoped that degraded land in these communities will be reforested and climate change lessened through the project, while at the same time village economies are enhanced.

UK Educational Programme In 2012, PATT launched a programme to join with almost 600 primary schools in the UK to provide educational materials, including online lesson plans and activities to be downloaded by teachers and used in classes. The educational materials are linked with the national curriculum, allowing the future generation to become aware of climate change and the problems which come with global warming. The programme includes an intranet site for students and teachers to communicate and view lesson plans, as well as being able to interact with others in the programme. Facts are supported by resources, such as live webcam and video sessions from the wildlife from the middle of the forests, showing the reforestation projects being carried out by PATT. Maps are also available to pinpoint on-going and future projects.

Programs The Plant A Tree Today Foundation operates a number of projects across the globe:

The organisation states that it intends to plant 1 million trees in Thailand in 2011.

Timeline 2 November 2005 - The PATT Foundation officially formed 7 December 2006 - PATT becomes a Registered Charitable Foundation in the United Kingdom 2006 - Installation of Thailand School Tree Nurseries June 2007 - Carbon Free Development Village Development projects started in Thailand 9 April 2008 - Projects begin in Indonesia at Sideman Village, Bali, and planting begins for the Matthew Faid Memorial Forest 11 July 2008 - PATT becomes a Registered Foundation in Thailand October 2008 - Projects begin in India with a collaboration between PATT and the SAGE Foundation. First project on behalf of Standard Chartered Bank conducted at INS Trata in Worli. December 2008 - Thailand Eco Kids camps begin 22 April 2009 - Projects begin in South Africa in conjunction with World Environment Day. 12 May 2009 - United Nations SEED Award. The Founder of the PATT Foundation, Andrew Steel was awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of his environmental commitment and charitable work in July 2012 by the University of Hull. November 2012 - UK Primary Schools Programme launched.

References

External links Official website Archived 2023-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Plant A Tree Today Foundation

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Plant A Tree Today Foundation claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Plant A Tree Today Foundation before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Plant A Tree Today Foundation ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Plant A Tree Today Foundation

In research: Plant A Tree Today Foundation appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Plant A Tree Today Foundation in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Plant A Tree Today Foundation is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2005 establishments in Southeast Asia, Carbon finance, Environmental organizations based in Thailand, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Plant A Tree Today Foundation outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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