How long did I hug a TREE for? 7 DAYS!

WELCOME to the #kidscareaboutclimatechange GLOBAL TREE HUG CHALLENGE!! What was it all about? Watch this short 2 min video. Or watch a longer podcast interview. Here is a video of entries for each of the 46 nations! See a WORD CLOUD of why people love trees!

 

Starting on 10 Nov, timed to match #COP30, the United Nations climate meeting in Brazil, I completed a tree hugging marathon by hugging this tree in Perth, Australia for 7 DAYS. I did this in solidarity with Truphena Muthoni of Kenya who holds the world record for the longest continuous hugging of a tree! Starting on 8th Dec, Truphena will break her world record hugging a tree for 3 days at the United Nations Environment meeting in Kenya!

I did this to raise attention of decision makers everywhere that kids deserve a safe earth to live on – and that 10,000+ kids from 33+ nations (2,629 kids with drawings on the giant banner + 8,992 kids who have seen the giant banner) have joined this call for action so far!  The school with the most photos uploaded was NPS International School in Singapore!  They won a class set of 12 bleachable coral polyps (see kids using them), plus a video explaining coral bleaching from me.  This is for EVERYONE – all ages please join in! A special welcome to kids around the world from Children’s University!!

Contact Marji (marjettalp@gmail.com) with questions or if you want the giant banner to visit your school!!

981

minutes of tree hugging

46

countries
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte D'Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

277

schools

  • DelightDisrupt
    Australia

    With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

  • DelightDisrupt
    Australia

    With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

  • DelightDisrupt
    Australia

    With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

  • DelightDisrupt
    Australia

    With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

  • DelightDisrupt
    Australia

    With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

  • DelightDisrupt
    Australia

    With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

Join us!

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