Plant a Tree for Me!
- YEAR: 2015
- STATE: National
- FOCUS AREAS: Growing Parks/Healing our Land/SDG 15: Life on Land
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FNPW support
This project was funded through generous donations from FNPW supporters across Australia and beyond.
Project overview
You can help restore habitat for Endangered Species impacted by the Black Summer bushfires. Australia has had one of the worst bushfire seasons in recorded history. Over 12 million hectares of bushland has been destroyed. Scientists estimate that over 1 billion native animals have been impacted by these fires.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
FNPW supports projects across Australia. In the spirit of reconciliation we acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
PROGRESS OF THIS PROJECT
The project is ongoing.
Plant a Tree for Me! projects have been funded by FNPW since 2015. From 2020 these projects will focus on the restoration of habitat impacted by the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires.
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FNPW is the lead organisation for this project. Further funding is needed to support tree planting projects across Australia.
Further information on how to donate:
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How You Can Get Involved
Since 2015, FNPW has worked on its initiative “Plant a Tree For Me’ in response to the progressively degrading environment. The initiative is a practical and effective way Australians can invest in conservation by donating to help grow native trees, increase biodiversity and provide vital habitat.
A donation of just $10 will plant and maintain one tree.
Latest News on this Project
Project update: August 2020
FNPW Partners with L’OCCITANE Australia to Plant One Million Trees
In line with National Tree Day on Sunday, 2 August 2020, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW) is proud to partner with iconic French beauty brand, L’OCCITANE Australia on its mission to plant one million trees over the next five years.
Funded by the L’OCCITANE Ecosystem Restoration Fund, created in early 2020 by the L’OCCITANE Group to support ecosystems that are severely affected by natural disasters, $228,000* will be donated to FNPW as part of an initial two-year commitment. These funds will be dedicated to planting seedlings in Bushfire Recovery Nurseries in affected areas around Australia.
FNPW, along with global reforestation nonprofit, One Tree Planted, initially announced the project to plant one million trees in Bushfire Recovery Nurseries around Australia on World Earth Day in April 2020. Trees from the Bushfire Recovery Nurseries will be integral in re-building wildlife habitats and will be planted in national parks across Australia, as well as other public and private lands affected by bushfires.
The Partnership:
Pierre-Emmanuel Joffre, Managing Director, L’OCCITANE Australia, said: “Having first arrived in Australia just six months before the bushfires, I was saddened by the devastation they caused to the landscapes, wildlife and communities around the country. As a brand originated from nature and the use of botanical ingredients, it has long been a commitment of ours to respect and support biodiversity and so we are thrilled to be able to support the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife in its mission of planting one million trees around Australia.”
Ian Darbyshire, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife said: “It’s thanks to partners such as L’OCCITANE Australia that we can respond quickly to the healing of our land post bushfires. Planting one million trees in Bushfire Recovery Nurseries around Australia will be an important step in our regeneration and we appreciate the support of the wider community to help restore and protect the future of Australia.”