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Tree Heroes

Happy Earth Day

Earth Day is an annual event that takes place on the 22nd of April to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The first Earth Day was held on the 22nd of April 1970, it is now globally recognised in more than 193 countries…
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10 Unusual Facts About Trees

10 Unusual Facts About Trees   We all know that trees are essential for our basic survival. Not only do trees provide us with oxygen, but they have fed, housed and otherwise nurtured us throughout history. Here are 10 unusual…
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Tree Heroes: The Father of Trees

If you had 30 people plant 33 333 trees each over a total of 30 years, you might think that you were starting a revolution, while in reality you would simply be mimicking the work of one extraordinary man who…
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Top 5 Tree Saving Home Designs

The word ‘tree hero’ is an umbrella term used by Just Trees for people who go above and beyond to save various tree species on earth. From people who start tree planting campaigns like Felix Finkbeiner, or are active participants…
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Finkbeiner VS. Climate change

For many nine year-olds the future of the world might not be one of their most prominent concerns. Felix Finkbeiner, however, is the exception. This now twenty year-old, originally concerned with the livelihood of his favourite animal, the polar bear,…
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Tree Heroes: Masanobu Fukuoka

This year marks a decade since the death of the incredible Masanobu Fukuoka (1913-2008), the Japanese farmer and philosopher, most known for his 1975 book The One-Straw Revolution. Fukuoka pioneered the concept of “natural farming” or “do-nothing farming”, a philosophy…
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Tree Heroes: Dame Judi Dench

I’m not sure I know anyone who actively dislikes Judi Dench and it’s no surprise, she’s a brilliant actress, charming, classy and as it turns out, a tree-lover too! Perhaps you saw a trending video on your newsfeed of the…
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Tree Heroes: Ecosia

Today’s Tree Hero is not what you’d expect! Ecosia is a search engine that uses their ad revenue to plant trees and aid with tree planting projects from all around the world. To date they have planted over 10 million…
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Tree Heroes: Lloyd Maanyina

Another inspiring individual that we here at Just Trees consider to be a Tree Hero, has got to be Lloyd Maanyina, a fellow nursery manager from Livingstone, Zambia and one incredible man who is doing his part to transform the…
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Tree Heroes: Greenpop

To us, Tree Heroes are people who are doing incredible work to give back to nature and the world around us through planting trees and greening our world. Greenpop is one such organisation doing exactly that. We have been working…
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