Meanwhile, for every post submitted, 10 trees will be planted with the goal of planting enough trees for a forest.

Basically, all you have to do is write about something green and submit it to the competition. They will plant 10 trees for you and you’ll go in the draw for $1000 and one of 3 Aveda gift packs (checkout Aveda).

To get involved, head over here for more information and a link to sign up.

Let me know if you submit any green articles.

Back a few months ago, mybabytree.org started selling the opportunity to buy a tree and watch it grow from Google Earth. I decided to buy one, and now I have just recieved confirmation that it has been planted.

This is really cool. Not only do I get the fuzzy warm feeling that I had a tree planted – I also get to watch it grow on Google Earth.

For instance, I know that it was planted at 6:39pm (Australian Eastern Standard time), it was approximately 23 degrees celsius and overcast when they did it. It was also planted in the Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan. However, I also get its exact coordinates! Check this out: (click to enlarge)

If I dig even deeper, I can even find out what the sky looked like that time:

Incredible isn’t it?

I’m really going to go and buy a tree from these guys next year if they do something similar.

How to Plant Your Tree

It’s really simple, just head on over to mybabytree.org and you can pay a couple of bucks to have your tree planted, under your name in the Indonesian rain forest.

Did You Plant a Tree?

Tell us about it in the comments, share your name so we can find your tree!

This time they’ve planted their seed of awareness in the city of Paris.

Watch as they illegally plant trees to make a point about illegally chopping down trees. I recommend you check it out – It’s equally as hard-hitting as their first two videos filmed in Brussels, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Holland.

Visit their site for more details about this decisive campaign to build awareness about illegal logging. Otherwise, checkout my original post about their cause, here.

According to the Stop Stealing Our Forests cause, 80 percent of the planet’s ancient forests have been destroyed by logging and it’s having a considerable effect on greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Not only does deforestation affect the planet on a global scale, it also impacts local communities and native flora and fauna which rely on the forests which are being destroyed on a daily basis to satisfy demand of customers around the world.

Not all is bad though, a great cause has been established by Friends of the Earth Europe and Millieu Defensie. It’s called “Stop Stealing our Forests” and it aims to help influence the instigation of legislation in the European Union which requires all wood in the Union to be legally logged.

They’re running a campaign which they hope to create awareness about this issue by planting trees illegally in highly trafficked spots in major cities around the world. I think this could go viral if enough people get behind them. Check out one of the videos they have up there at the moment:

They’re currently looking for more environmental advocates to speak up and get their cause recognised around the world. Take a look over here at the Stop Stealing Our Forests website.

Also, you can help them out now by placing the following banner on your site:

Check out their cause now, and stop illegal logging from destroying this planet.