[NV Greens] Fwd: Prof. Wangari Maathai Asks Us to Plant a Tree This Weekend for Easter / Solstice

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Hon. Prof. Wangari Maathai Calls for 
>Easter Celebrations to Include Planting a Tree as a Symbol of New 
>Life
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>  To mark Easter weekend, Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Wangari Maathai 
>has called for people to plant a tree "or several trees" as part of 
>their celebrations and to renew the earth.
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>A new tree would replace, symbolically, the tree that was cut for 
>the cross on which Jesus was crucified. A new tree also represents 
>new life, which Jesus promises through his resurrection. If every 
>Christian planted a tree for Easter, millions of trees would be 
>planted and the land would be greatly healed.
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>Non-Christians or those who want to mark the Spring or Fall 
>equinoxes should join in this effort to heal the Earth. All are 
>welcome to participate. "The more trees we can plant this weekend, 
>the better for us and the Earth," Maathai said.
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>"We need to increase the forest cover and the only way we can do it 
>is by involving the all people," according to Maathai. "It is an 
>urgent matter and nobody else will do it for us. We must do it." 
>Trees help stop soil erosion, provide fuel and food, give shade, 
>offer habitat for other species, and can help combat the negative 
>effects of global warming.
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>For up-to-date information on Prof. Maathai and her work please 
>visit the website of The Friends of the Green Belt Movement North 
>America
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Paul Etxeberri

"Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow"   ---Chateaubriand
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