eTreeHuggers
The purpose of the project is to look for interesting old trees across Europe and the world such as Adonis in Greece, the oldest European tree, and highlight them as important natural and cultural assets that should be respected and protected. The project focuses on the story of such trees and their connection with people. The first TREEHUGGERS were 294 men and 69 women who died while trying to protect the trees in their village in India from being turned into the raw material for building a palace. They literally clung to the trees, while being attacked by the foresters. However, their action led to a royal decree prohibiting the cutting of trees in any Bishnoi village. Now those villages are wooded oases amidst an otherwise desert landscape. In this project, the pupils will be the eTreeHuggers who will hug their countries’ trees to protect them. Photo credits: rangizzz- stock.adobe.com
Additional information
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Age from:6
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Age to:19
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Difficulty:Easy