THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT THE FOREST

Planting Trees with HIV/AIDS Children The Foundation supported by the XL Results Foundation has coordinated and sponsored a tree planting event for children with HIV/AIDS from the Human Development Foundation’s Mercy Center in , with the Sanook My Saturday organization. The event took place on Saturday August 26, The idea of the children planting a tree that will go on living and contributing positively to the environment for many years to come was inspiring for them and made a great day out. Thailand's Royal Forestry Department assisted with the day and provided their Eco-Green Park within along with seedlings and facilities. Click on the picture to see photos of the day. XL Media Selects as its Nominated Charity XL Media, a certified Social Enterprise under the XL Results Foundation SEA Program has nominated the Plant-a-Tree-Today Foundation, as its nominated cause. XL Media has pledged significant funding and with every new print run of XL Magazine, XL Media will plant trees to cover ten times the paper it uses. Click on the picture to read more. Mixes with Tree Planting Its encouraging to see companies understand the importance of trees, especially in reducing climate change and committing to at least partially offsetting their emissions - or emissions generated by their business. In this regard, Swiss furniture manufacturer is leading the way. According to website their goal is to "reduce the CO2 impact of our business operations. One of the ways will be to plant trees each year to help offset the CO2 impact of travel to and from our stores." Click on the picture for the full story. Climate Change: An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore's high impact film premiers in Bangkok As unprecedented floods hit Chiang Mai and several other areas recently, a new film premiered in Bangkok that serves as a warning of future weather catastrophes if human beings don't address the problem of climate change. "An Inconvenient Truth", featuring former United States vice president Al Gore, examines the possible consequences of global warming and future weather-related disasters for mankind. The film is currently screening at Apex. For the full story click on the picture.