Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT) 26-03-2012

1. Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT)
“Saving the Planet One Tree at a Time”
ANDREW G. STEEL
Chief Executive Officer
THE TREEDOM GROUP
andrew.steel@thetreedomgroup.com

2. Who are we?
• UK registered Charity (Since 2006)
• Registered Thai Foundation (Since 2009)
• Project supporter: donor / fundraiser/
Implementation partner
• Work primarily in Thailand,
completed projects throughout S.E. Asia
• Malaysia
• Vietnam
• Sri Lanka
• Indonesia
• India
• South Africa (Table Top Mountain)

3. PATT´s Mission
• Raise Awareness on environmental
issues
• Implement reforestation projects
• Assist with climate change mitigation
• Environmental Education
“ Saving the planet one
tree at a time”

4. Aims of our projects
• To plant native tree species to restore the
forest for conservation and sustainable use
of people as well as to improve soil quality
• To contribute to climate stability through
carbon sequestration in the forest, above
and below ground biomass
• To develop area for schools and
communities to use as a recreation site and
an outdoor education facility

5. Village Development
Programme (VDP)
A simple but effective way to; • Help the environment through
• Eradicate Poverty reforestation
• Create Sustainability • In exchange for planting and
• Tackle Gender Equality protecting the trees, capital is
• Prevent Urban Migration donated to villagers to establish a
• Combat Climate Change micro-credit cooperative bank
• Micro-credit can be a powerful tool
for poverty alleviation
• Villagers are required to care for the
forest and replant any dead trees or
risk having funds withdrawn from the
bank

6. VDP- Tree Planting and Rural Development in Ban
Noen Thong village, Buriram, Thailand
• Planting over 12,000 native trees
• Partnering with well-known local
development organisation PDA
• Nursery implemented and managed by
youth committee
• Working closely with the community to
plant, maintain, and protect the forests
• Community cooperative bank
established to provide micro-credit loans
to villagers
• Funded through trees for offsets

7. Six Senses:
Reforestation Project
• PATT Foundation, Equitech and Six Senses Resort
& Spa has engaged to implement one of Asia’s
largest reforestation projects launched in August
2011.
• 330,000 seedlings of 30 different tree species to
be planted annually
• Bought from 200 different small village nurseries.
• 90 local villagers from three hill tribes and 200
military officers were engaged in the planting.
• Offsetting up to 180,000 tonnes of carbon
emissions per year
• 84% of Six Senses carbon footprint is air travel
• Forest restoration using framework species
• Local community involvement

8. Reforestation projects :
Khao Yai, Sap Tai and PATT Nursery
• Thailand’s oldest and one of the
country’s largest national parks
• A UNESCO World Heritage site
• A substantial and important tropical
forest ecosystem
• Sap Tai - Forest Restoration and
Environmental Education
• PATT Nursery
Map of Khao Yai National Park

9. Forest Restoration Project:
Phra Padeang
• The largest green pocket area close to Bangkok Planting site Song Kanong
• Addressed by the Time Magazine as “the best
urban oasis of Asia” in 2006
• The land for tree planting is State land
dedicated to environmental development and
conservation
• This land is situated in communities and has a
very special characteristic
• Rebuild natural forest
• Take action against climate change (Trees
absorb carbon dioxide, while releasing oxygen.
Forests act as carbon sinks and 1 tree can store
between 500kg – 1t of CO2 over its lifetime

10. Education program
• School tree nursery program, set up nurseries
in 17 Int. schools and 14 Thai schools
(Bangkok, Khao Yai, Chiang Rai)
• Run a successful school holiday program Eco-
Kids
• Run over 60 field trips for schools in Bangkok
• Run climate change & forest workshops in over
25 schools
• Undertaken workplace staff training for several
companies e.g. Chivasom, Jebson and Jesson.
• Duke of Edinburgh Award -PATT Foundation
can Facilitate or Co-ordinate your D of E

11. Why Companies choose to work with PATT
PATT has great media appeal and PR value

12. Internationally recognized
• UNEP: Billion Tree Campaign
• UN Environment Programme
• UN International Year of Forests 2011
• Development of joint global portal
• United Nations SEED Award

13. Our Partners

14. Latest Project: Help us to rebuild the
forest 200 Rai forest
restoration located
Mae Na Park Chiang Mai
• Forest restoration 200 rai
• Forestry research 35 rai
• Area 3 Wildlife pre-release facility 100 rai
• Non timber forest product (NTFP)
production 800 rai
• Education centre – built on the reservoir
•Community Facility

15. Mae Na Park
Poverty alleviation – through job
creation and development of
viable second revenue streams.
Environmental protection –
through sustainable agro-
forestry & biodiversity
management.
Environmental education and research – the use Animal release – rehabilitation
of each of the above projects as both classroom and phased release of small
and research resource for international and local animals back into their natural
Thai schools, as well as to educate villagers from habitat.
beyond the immediate area on the financial and Animal Conservation & Wildlife
environmental benefits of collaboration between Trafficking - the protection of
communities, local and international businesses animals in the wild and
for the mutual benefit of all involved. education on wildlife trafficking.

16. Why ………
“We do not inherit the planet from our
ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”

17. THANK YOU
ANDREW G. STEEL
Chief Executive Officer
THE TREEDOM GROUP
andrew.steel@thetreedomgroup.com