patt in the uae
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PATT Foundation are setting up in the UAE! Are you ready?TRANSCRIPT
“Saving the Planet One Tree at a Time”
Who we are
o UK registered Charity and Thai Foundation,
o Work across S.E. Asia, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa and the UK
o PATTo Fights against deforestation
and climate change
o Raises environmental awareness
o Campaigns for better environmental practices
What we do
For the world
o Global carbon storage
o Planting native trees
o Reforestation
o Help to avoid the devastating effects of climate change
What we do
For people
o Providing a sustainable future
o Creating employment and funding opportunities
o Improving the quality of life
PATT’s values
o Action
o Youth education
o Sustainability
o Cooperation
Milestones
o 2005 – The PATT Foundation officially formed
o 2006 – Registration as a UK charity
o 2008 – Establishment of the tree nursery in Khao Yai
o 2009 – Registration as a Thai foundation
o 2011 – Over 500,000 trees planted
o 2013 – Reached 100 Environmental Education and Tree Planting Events with schools
Focuses
o Environmental Education – school tree planting
o Nursery Set – up
o Environmental Education Portal
o Corporate Tree Planting Events
Environmental Education – school tree plantingo Hands-on experience
at reforestation sites
o Increasing environmental awareness
o Environmental campaigns schoolwide
o Eco Camps
o Workshops and presentations
Nursery Set – up
o Khao Yai Community Nursery Project since 2008
o Over 90,000 trees planted
o 1,500 visitors annually
o 20,000 seedlings yearly
o Stock of over 50 native species
o Employment for local people
Environmental Education Portal
o Interactive platform for students and teachers
o Online learning resources and activities
o Lesson plans in accordance with IB and IGCSE
o Already 600 schools interested
o Easy access, professional support, high quality
Corporate Tree Planting Events
o Training for management and staff on sustainable environmental business practices
o Carbon offset
o Team – Building events
o Developing sustainablebusiness strategies
o Raising awareness of business environmental responsibility
Why the UAE?
o Mangrove and Alhafeya
Protected Area restoration
o Conservation of wildlife in
the mountains
o Increasing awareness and
participation of local society
o Saving threatened species
Suitable native plantsfor the UAE
o Ghaf tree
o Christ’s thorn
o Olive tree
o Wild drumstick tree
Ghaf tree (Prosopis cineraria)
o Hardy, fire, drought –resistant
o Easy to germinate
o Narrow spacing
o Little tending
o Greening and landscaping
o Livestock food and forage
Christ’s thorn(Ziziphus spina – christi)
o Drought – tolerant
o Medicinal properties
o Edible fruits
o Source of flower honey
Olive tree (Olea europea)
o Evergreen
o Durable wood
o Little water required
o Used for furniture and turnery
Wild drumstick tree(Moringa peregrina)
o Drought – tolerant
o Easy growth
o Edible fruits, high in nutrients
o Oilseed feedstock for biodiesel