treemission© Launched

treemission is a National Trust initiative and was developed in partnership with Rotary International District 9450 in Western Australia and launched in Birmingham (UK) at the 100th Rotary International Conference

The treemission program provides members and the wider community with the opportunity to offset carbon emissions associated with meetings, events and daily activities, while contributing to on-ground environmental outcomes. Rotarian and community members’ contributions will be used to plant trees for carbon sequestration, land rehabilitation and habitat extension.

treemission aims to develop an income stream to support tree planting for carbon sequestration and land rehabilitation; engage Indigenous families and communities in land management; strategically select land for planting to maximise environmental outcomes; and promote environmental awareness and responsibility.

While many educational projects will be implemented locally by local rotary clubs and schools it is planned that large scale commercial land rehabilitation projects will in time be implemented in the south west of Western Australia to address over clearing, erosion and salinity that is impacting on the natural environment.