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Trees and forests aren’t just our allies solely in the fight against global warming. They also provide incredible benefits to their immediate surroundings – benefits that can be felt even without the use of measuring devices. Let’s go back to the beech tree. On a sunny summer day it absorbs through its leaves about 9,400 liters* (gallons) But that’s not all. During a summer “working day,” each tree draws 6,000 litres of water up from the ground – the equivalent of about 40 bathtubs filled to the brim. From this impressive amount of water the tree only needs 1 per mille (0.1 percent), about 6 litres directly for its “work” (photosynthesis). The remaining 99.9 percent will be “exhaled” by the tree as water vapour and this exhalation dramatically cools the surrounding air, while greatly increasing the humidity. Together, both effects produce the cool damp forest climate that is particularly pleasant on a hot summer day. * Cities that have many streets and buildings can become unbearably hot. These cities could make their “climate” much more pleasant by planting many trees of CO2 and releases the same amount of oxygen (O2) back out into the atmos- along the roads and by creating many tiny parks in the nearby places where people work and live. phere. Another positive thing is that trees filter out many kinds of dust * particles – Whoever thinks that isn’t enough about 80 percent - from city air. When should first consider that in order for people decide to cut down trees in each beech tree to absorb 9,400 liters of pure CO2, it has to filter up to 24,737 urban areas just to make room for more parking spots, they aren’t only attacking cubic meters of air. This is about the same amount of air that is found in 7 the forest, they are attacking the lungs of the city dwellers, too. giant hot air balloons! How is that not a truly gigantic impact? Be careful: 9,400 liters of gas is not the same as 9,400 liters of liquid! 1 liter of CO2 weighs only 1.96 grams, but that means that it takes in over 18 kilograms of CO2 every day! * Dust is made So, when we are asked if our tree The UNESCO teacher Gerhard de Haan planting campaign is truly meaningful, once called us students from Plant-for- we can say: Yes, and on both large and the-Planet, “diplomats in rubber boots.” small scales! Trees can, root for root, He said this because unlike many poli- stem the tide against climate change, ticians and diplomats, we want to be by drawing the greenhouse gas CO2 active; we want to take our knowledge out of the air and storing it in their plant and put it into action. bodies. Don’t just talk, And they improve the air we breathe but plant trees! every day – something that provides great relief, especially in big cities. We aren’t just planting trees with our global campaign. Above all we want to educate and inform other children and teenagers about the climate crisis and let them know about all the ways they can get involved and help do something for the climate. Our trees are symbols – We children are planting trees all over the world to save our future symbols of climate justice. 48 49 up of microscopic particles that are so tiny they can penetrate deep into our lungs and cause damage there. A single tree can take in this much air in just a single day!
What everyone can do … Or: protecting the climate at home 52 About doing it yourself ... Or: about school and learning for life 58 Tree by Tree … Or: the great big planting party 66 Trees for the south … Or: 10 euro = 10 trees 74 Our planet needs Climate Justice Ambassadors and Future Lobbyists… Or: the Plant-for-the-Planet Academy 84 “One mosquito can’t do anything against a rhino, but a thousand mosquitoes together can make a rhino change its direction.” Carolina (14), Climate Justice Ambassador from Cancun, Mexico What We Can Do 3.
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