Warm Reception for Nobel Laureate at Winter Tree Planting
The COP 15 host city is a little greener today thanks to the efforts of 400 Copenhagen school children.
Accompanied by guests of honour, Nobel Laureate and Patron of the Billion Tree Campaign, Professor Wangari Maathai, and the Danish Minister of Environment, Troels Lund Poulsen, the children planted 2,000 trees in the shape of a giant tree just five kilometres from the UN Climate Change Convention venue.
Once the trees - all local native species - start to grow, the formation will be visible from the air for passengers landing at the nearby Copenhagen Airport, the Minister said.
Prof Maathai received a rousing reception from the children.
"Dance and wave if you want to send a message to the governments meeting down the road that you want them to do the right thing for all the children," Prof Maathai said.
