The Time for Trees is Now Arbor Day Foundation Engagement in 1t.org
Arbor Day Foundation Global Footprint Throughout 2020, we will plant and distribute more than 30 million trees in 30 countries worldwide.
ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION RURAL AND URBAN FORESTRY WORK n = current work n = future work
The Arbor Day Foundation is committed to collaborations and partnerships that create impact through trees. Our role in the Trillion Trees Platform is one more example of working together on a global scale for greater change.
What is the Trillion Trees Platform?
The Trillion Trees Platform is an international effort to plant and restore one trillion trees around the world. 1t.org is a global multi-stakeholder platform launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, January 2020. It exists to connect, empower, and mobilize How you can get involved with all actors working to conserve, restore, and grow trees — from the Arbor Day Foundation the grassroots level to large, multi-country efforts. and 1t.org.
With the aim of unifying the global trillion tree community, If ever there was a time to plant 1t.org provides a pathway for anyone who wants to join the trees, now is that time. With reforestation movement. From catalyzing policy and market projects and partners in more change to accelerating science-informed action, 1t.org works than 45 countries around the with key stakeholders to embrace nature-based solutions as part world, the Arbor Day Foundation of a broader strategy to meet climate, biodiversity, and sustainable is ready to charge forward with development targets by 2030. implementation of the ambitious Trillion Trees vision.
What is the U.S. Chapter of 1t.org? Through ourTime for Trees® initiative and the growing Mirroring the global 1t.org platform, the development of a number of massive global tree U.S. Chapter is underway to facilitate U.S. national and local planting and forestry campaigns, leadership for trillion trees activities. The U.S. Chapter aims we recognize and celebrate the to support stakeholders with better access to needed technical urgency today around the need resources and finance, as well as support the development and for protecting, managing, and delivery of pledges toward the global trillion-tree goal. Activities restoring trees and forests. The will integrate into the global 1t.org platform and support major Arbor Day Foundation provides international processes such as the UN Decade on Ecosystem a wide variety of opportunities Restoration 2021–2030. The Arbor Day Foundation president, for people and partners to engage Dan Lambe, is a member of the 1t.org U.S. Stakeholder Council. in this movement. Every day, we connect our programmatic and corporate partners, donors, and How is the Arbor Day Foundation involved with 1t.org and members to strategic, large-scale, the Trillion Trees Platform? and shovel-ready projects around The Arbor Day Foundation serves as both a convener and the world. connector between our donors, corporate partners, programmatic partners, and 1t.org. We are supporting leadership of 1t.org The growing chorus of tree on advancing common goals as the global and U.S. Chapter planting champions and platforms and pathways for partner engagement develop. We initiatives around the world is a recognize that the ambition of the Trillion Trees Platform relies testament to the value of nature- on collaboration and leadership across sectors to raise public- based solutions in building more private ambition, unlock systems change, and mobilize and resilient and sustainable societies empower a broader community with the opportunities, tools, and economies in the immediate and technologies they need to advance the global trillion-tree and longer term. Together, we can goal. The Arbor Day Foundation is actively encouraging and all play a part in the UN Decade enabling our partners to align with the ambition of the Trillion on Ecosystem Restoration. Now Trees Platform and 1t.org through our programs and forestry is the time to act. Now is the time projects worldwide. for trees.
90436301