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“If gifts and responsibilities are one, then asking ‘What is our responsibility?’ is the same as asking ‘What is our gift?’ It is said that only humans have the capacity for gratitude. This is among our gifts.”
– Robin Wall Kimmerer, “Braiding Sweetgrass”
The World Forum Foundation’s Nature Action Collaborative for Children and the International Association of Nature Pedagogy (naturepedagogy.com) invite you to join in a global gift for our world, our children, our future, and, indeed, ourselves, by planting one million trees around the world. Especially in uncertain times, though they start as tiny seeds, trees grow to give us hope and so much more.
With gratitude, we applaud the many tree planting efforts around the world that are actively combating climate change. Our efforts will add to that. In addition, we intend to inspire you and others to plant trees with children, to experience the deep, cyclical relationship between supporting both trees and children as they grow, and to understand and honor our many connections with trees.
As we plan and plant, let’s consider: Trees as protectors—shade, structures, stability, elevation. Trees as providers—fruit, flowers, nuts, fibers, leaves, fuel, lumber. ...