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Arbor Day Foundation Joins International Urban Forestry Scoping Mission to Asia
Arbor Day Foundation President Dan Lambe to Share US Best Practices and Programs in Meetings on Urban Forestry
Arbor Day Foundation President Dan Lambe to Share US Best Practices and Programs in Meetings on Urban Forestry
Nebraska City, Neb. (Sept. 17, 2015) -- Arbor Day Foundation president Dan Lambe has been invited by the United States Forest Service, along with representatives from The Nature Conservancy to participate in meetings with local civic and governmental leaders in Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines.
The primary purpose of the mission is to learn about ongoing efforts in Asian cities and municipalities and to share insights of U.S. efforts in urban forestry including: tools, management practices and approaches on climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience. The trip will also serve as goodwill in developing international partners for future Arbor Day Foundation programs.
"This scoping mission gives the Arbor Day Foundation an opportunity to participate first-hand in discussions that will further shape future programs on a global scale," said Matt Harris, Arbor Day Foundation chief executive. "This outreach is an excellent way to collaborate and show how trees in communities have a meaningful impact on citizens - from energy conservation to helping alleviate poverty."
The delegation will take place from September 18, 2015 through October 1, 2015 and includes meetings with local government leadership and regional entities such as 100 Resilient Cities, The Thailand Environmental Institute, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Urban Climate Change Resilient Trust Fund, The Asia Foundation, Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network and the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition International. In addition, the meetings will cover topics such as biodiversity conservation and storm water management practices.
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About the Arbor Day Foundation: The Arbor Day Foundation is a million-member nonprofit conservation and education organization with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. More information on the Foundation and its programs can be found at www.arborday.org.
About the Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. It is a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united in the belief that trees bring people together to do great things. For more than 50 years, the Arbor Day Foundation has answered critical need by activating a vast network of individuals and organizations to plant trees with purpose and scale. To date, it has planted more than 500 million trees in forests and communities in more than 50 countries. And this is only the beginning.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn more at arborday.org.