100 MILLION TREES BY 2017 21 Sep 2016

Building Blocks for Peace

Environment Online- ENO is a global virtual school and network for sustainable development. Since the launch in 2000, over 10 0000 schools in 157 countries have joined ENO and made concrete deeds for the environment like planted trees. Two annual tree planting days in ENO take place on UN Days. The first one 22 May for biodiversity and 21 September for peace.  ENO made a strong commitment in Rio+20 Summit about planting 100 million trees by 2017. This was highlighted also in the summary of commitments by Rio Secretariat. So far, schools have planted over 20 million peace trees.

The Day’s theme for 2016 is “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.” The 17 Sustainable Development Goals were unanimously adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at an historic summit of the world’s leaders in New York in September 2015. The new ambitious 2030 agenda calls on countries to begin efforts to achieve these goals over the next 15 years. It aims to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. The Sustainable Development Goals are integral to achieving peace in our time, as development and peace are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.

The first ENO Tree Planting Day was arranged 21 September 2004, on the International Day for Peace. It was the same year Wangari Maathai received Nobel Peace Prize for planting trees. 

~Rajiv K Shrivastava

ACT NOW, ENVIRONMENT ONLINE CONFERENCE, SEP 2015

Act Now - University of Eastern Finland

ACT NOW!

Every Spark Matters – Every Act Counts

Act Now! is a biennial conference for schools, children, youth and stakeholders. Act Now 2015 focussed on renewable energy. The conference took place from7 - 11 Sep in the city of Joensuu, Finland. Joensuu is located next to the Russian border and about 400 km North-East from Helsinki.

In the main event  9-10 Sep, participants and partners arranged hands-on workshops on renewable energy. Workshops were various-sided and including games, drama, music etc. Other highlight was ENO Action Plan on Renewable energy that was  made during the conference and trees symbolizing these acts were planted in Koli Peace Park.

In the Rio+20 Summit (http://www.uncsd2012.org/), ENO’s commitment of planting 100 million trees by 2017 was highlighted in the overall summary of commitments, out of 700 pledges. 

Jamie Herrell, Miss Earth 2014 and Filipe Pinto, Idols Portugal were ambassadors for this event. Notable presence was Ambassador Nthekela representing Govt of Botswana was appreciated.

~ Rajiv K Shrivastava, Country Co-ordinator, Act Now India

Rajiv K Shrivastava with Miss Earth Jamie Herrell

Rajiv K Shrivastava with Portugal Idol Filipe Pinto

Miss India Earth 2011, Hasleen Kaur, plants with ENO INDIA

Miss India Earth 2011, Hasleen Kaur, plants with ENO INDIA

21 Sep 2012- Miss India Earth 2010, Haslee ,Kaur and representative of Government of Delhi, Dr BC Sabata joined ENO India and ACT NOW in ENO "100 Million Trees By 2017 Campaign" at the premises of The Indian Public School in Dehradun, India. On this occasion they both also interacted with local media and students and emphasized the need for generating environmental awareness amongst youth and sustainable development. They lauded the efforts of ENO India in pioneering these initiatives in India. 

 

ENO INDIA Co-ordinator and ACT NOW President Mr Rajiv K Shrivastava announced on the occasion that New Delhihas joined ENO Green Cities Network and became the first in India and 22nd City in the world to join the network. He said this would help boost the campaign and thanks both Hasleen and Dr Sabata for joining ENO India.
~Rajiv K Shrivastava
Co-ordinator ENO INDIA,
President, ACT NOW, INDIA

ENO TREE PLANTING DAY IN MEDIA

MEDIA REPORTS ON ENO TREE PLANTING DAY 21 SEP 2011

Miss Earth 2010, Nicole Faria, & Miss Philipines Earth, Catherine Untalan, Plant Trees

21 Sep 2011- Miss Earth 2010, Nicole Faria, and Ex. Dir. of Miss Earth Foundation and Miss Philippines Earth 2006, Ms Catherine Untalan, joined ENO India in celebrating ENO "100 Million Trees By 2017 Campaign" at the premises of The Indian Public School in Dehradun, India. On this occasion they both also interacted with local media and students and emphasized the need for generating environmental awareness amongst youth and sustainable development. They lauded the efforts of ENO India in pioneering these initiatives in India. It might be worth mentioning here that both of them came to Dehradun straight after attending ACT NOW conference in Joensuu, Finland from 13 to 17 Sep 2011.

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TREE PLANTING AT ST MARKS GIRLS SR SEC SCHOOL, DELHI

ENO School elsewhere also planted trees. One of such school was St Marks Girls Sr Sec School, Meera Bagh, New Delhi:

~~~^^^^Rajiv K Shrivastava, Coordinator, ENO India

ACT NOW - ENO in The Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI, 5 JUNE 2011- Hindustan Times gave space to ENO programme in an article published on The World Environment Day.The paper is among Top 20 in the world and 2nd largest English News paper in India with over 6 million readers. Hindustantimes.com was ranked amongst the top 10 international news sites by Forbes in 2007. The paper uses recycled paper (95%) for its production:

Online links to the story:

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2011/06/05/ArticleHtmls/BLOG-CLICK-PLANT-TREES-05062011014002.shtml?Mode=1

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Like-Tweet-Plant-trees/Article1-705705.aspx

Rajiv K Shrivastava

ENO INDIA Co-ordinator

President, ACT NOW

P.S. The picture is not part of the original story.

ACT NOW - ENO in The Times of India

ENO INDIA and ACT NOW Plantation Day -20th May - coverage in The Times of India-world's largest selling English broadsheet newspaper:

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~Rajiv K Shrivastava

Co-ordinator, ENO INDIA

President-ACT NOW