The Green Wave in the News

Once you’ve started doing your fabulous work on biodiversity you’ll want to tell the world about it. Find out how to get your local media to showcase your Green Wave activities. » Read more about connecting with your media. (Or download the PDF version.)

News agencies around the world are covering stories about The Green Wave. This year, you will be able to find out which schools and media organisations are participating by viewing the 2009 map.

Please send a copy of any news stories to greenwave@cbd.

Click here for media releases from The Green Wave.

Below are some examples of Green Wave news coverage.

Malaysia

• Pinoy youth ride The Green Wave – 17.07.2008

  The Green Wave, a multi-year tree-planting campaign for children and youth, is catching on in the Philippines and the rest of South-East Asia, the Asean Centre for Biodiversity has said. » Read the full article

The Philippines

• EU and ASEAN Ambassadors to the Philippines Join Green Wave  – 03.10.2008

  Ambassadors of European Union (EU) countries and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a break from their diplomatic duties on September 30 to plant Apitong trees in Mount Makiling, Philippines. The tree planting activity was part of the global Green Wave campaign of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the EU-ASEAN Ambassadors’ Day to celebrate the 3rd founding anniversary of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). » Read the full article 

• Ride The Green Wave! – 27.07.2008

  The SCBD recently launched The Green Wave, a multi-year tree-planting campaign for children and youth around the world leading up to 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity. » Read the full article

Seychelles

• Schoolchildren join Green Wave - 24.05.2008

  Children from schools all over Mahe planted fruit trees at English River School on Wednesday to mark International Day for Biological Diversity.
  » Read the full article