Our clients and guests who come to visit Nepal usually have to travel thousands of miles by air to get here. We want to do our bit to help offset their carbon footprint by planting trees initially around Kathmandu and later on in some of the trekking regions.
Starting July of 2009, we will plant a batch of 50 trees for the first 50 participants of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Conference which takes place November 16-19, 2009. All costs related to pre-planting, planting and post-planting maintenance will be borne by us.
When you are here in Nepal, we would be happy to spend a few hours to show you YOUR trees!
Aside from helping offset carbon footprint, the other upside is that trees definitely help against pollution from vehicles and industries in Nepal and also beautify our surroundings which we will leave for generations to come. We hope to continue to plant more trees – our modest goal right now without using complicated carbon calculators is 1 tree per traveler.
Carbon footprint is the effect human activities have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) produced measured in units of carbon dioxide (CO2). The activities that generate carbon emissions, which contribute to increasing global warming and climate change, can be anything from a holiday flight or driving a car, heating our homes and offices with oil, gas or coal and even the use of electricity.
There are many alternatives to offset the carbon footprint we generate. Among all the alternatives, the easiest one recognized is planting trees. Trees absorb carbon dioxide to produce oxygen and wood, both of which are very useful for humans and other animals.