Upload a picture of your Christmas tree - help save the forest

by amyjudd | December 24, 2008 at 04:04 pm

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Upload a picture of your Christmas tree to the site 'World Christmas Tree 2008' and you can help save a piece of the planet yourself so that we will have more Christmas trees for years to come.

We display ads on our site to enable us generate money which is then donated to the World Land Trust who use it to buy land to conserve forests. World Christmas Tree 2008 follows the 80/20 rule meaning that 80% of the revenue generated is donated to the selected charity project. The remaining 20% are used to cover our overheads, invest in improving the site, and create new sites promoting the sustainability concept.

We have roughly calculated that for every uploaded Christmas tree photo we are able to donate enough money for the World Land Trust to conserve one square foot of forest. The World Land Trust (WLT) is an international conservation organisation that takes direct action to save rainforest and other biologically important lands. World Christmas Tree 2008 is inspired by Freerice and Onefoot projects

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Paschen

at 01:31 on December 25th, 2008

I think ours is already in the data base. Double load it then.

Joyeux Noel et bonne et heureuse nouvelle Annee.

meglinehan

at 19:49 on December 24th, 2008

Thanks guys!

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moonwolf

at 19:58 on December 24th, 2008

Have a wonderful holiday season Amy. Thanks for being there!

23 years are gone

at 22:39 on December 24th, 2008

well thanks again for this!
this picture isnt have a editions
my christmas tree turn alone

thanks for everything

hugs!

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tessie

at 23:24 on December 24th, 2008

This Christmas Tree is on display at the Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, Texas.

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moipourqoui

at 00:05 on December 25th, 2008

Hi! This is the eye of Hanna who very much appreciate christmas trees. When she was a kitten she even climbed them until they fall. Nowadays she´s wise, just sitting on the windowsill dreaming about the deep forests. ;-)

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merliniski

at 00:15 on December 25th, 2008

merry x-mas to anybody...:)

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FractalSphere

at 01:20 on December 25th, 2008

Happy Holidays 2008!

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saszy

at 03:21 on December 25th, 2008

Merry christmas to everyone ^^

.siri.

at 06:04 on December 25th, 2008

Merry Christmas from Norway!

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SOLARLIFE

at 09:40 on December 25th, 2008

Great idea, amyjudd, so my xmas tree is reusable and works since 2 years natural on solar and LED lighting. The alternative of Gov Schwarzenegger, his Christmas tree powered by a fuel cell

Janis Veiss (not verified)

at 17:32 on December 25th, 2008

hello in xmas!

i see that 111 xmas tree pictures are added to this article by now..but only 2 on the site that saves forests for those pics. i would encourage putting some effort of sharing there as well cos that makes some change!

peaceful holidays to you all and let's save some more forests these days!

TiaHillary

at 00:29 on December 26th, 2008

Navidad 2008

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at 10:31 on December 26th, 2008

Good idea.

I did not have a tree this year.

mcachew

at 15:29 on December 26th, 2008

There are two pictures of my parents' Christmas tree. I had them on Flickr and was asked to put it on NowPublic for the benefit of a website trying to conserve forest lands. http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/upload-picture-your-christmas-tree-help-save-forest

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thenesmiths

at 15:44 on December 26th, 2008

Merry Christmas!!

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mcachew

at 17:58 on December 29th, 2008

I only just realized that uploading the photo to this story doesn't actually help, you also have to upload it to the website that the description points to. I wish that had been a bit clearer, and I hope not too many people made the same mistake as me.