After nearly a decade of compensating for our organisation’s own emissions, we have been privileged to have received a donation to upgrade this internal tool to a cutting-edge platform. Today FEE launches this new Global Forest Fund calculator and platform which allows travellers to calculate their carbon emission across a range of transport options. Open to the public and other organisations interested in compensating for CO2 emissions related to travel, the Global Forest Fund is trustworthy, transparent and makes a real and lasting impact.
We strongly believe that education is an essential part of the process and will contribute greatly to the future impact of this tool. Our methodology focuses on engaging youth in schools with educational resources delivered over the course of the school year, with these learning outcomes being reinforced around the focal point of a hands-on tree planting event involving the local community.
Project Leader Barry McGonigal
Project applications are awarded based on striking a balance between planting as many trees as possible and education as many children as we can. Working with our members means drawing on decades of collaboration and expertise to deliver the maximum for the funds we disseminate with 90% of the income going directly to the projects and the remainder used for administration at FEE.
We are currently establishing a jury including representatives from outside of our organisation whose task it will be to select the projects to be awarded according to a strict set of criteria. Transparency and integrity are as key to the success of our fund as they are to our organisation as a whole: with nearly forty years of running global programmes the Foundation for Environmental Education has become a leader in the public eye, representing quality and environmental awareness both in the tourism industry (Blue Flag and Green Key) and formal education (Eco-Schools, Learning about Forests and Young Reporters for the Environment).