New Site Plants 400+ Trees the First Day!

[gerridsmith]

JogoGreen.com has created an internet game, that not only provides great information on how to be green, it takes it one crucial step further, and take people's thoughts and put them into action to save the environment. It is a game that touts, "The more you play, the more you plant." So at no cost, other than time, consumers can visit the site, play the game, and help save the world.

Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) April 25, 2008 -- Jogo Green started with a common infatuation, a dream to save the environment. While many sites goals are aimed to raise awareness of different environmental issues, nothing was available to make a tangible difference, at least at no cost to the consumer. It was this very notion, a free platform for consumers to save the environment, that birthed JogoGreen.com

JogoGreen.com has created an internet game, that not only provides great information on how to be green, it takes it one crucial step further, and take people's thoughts and put them into action to save the environment! It is a game that touts, "The more you play, the more you plant!" So at no cost, other than time, consumers can visit the site, play the game, and help save the world.

Here's how it works: For every 10 questions that are answered correctly on the site, Jogo Green will plant 1 tree. The trees are paid for by the advertisers on the site. Planting a single tree can take 50 pounds of carbon out of the air every year. That doesn't seem like much, but if the average world citizen planted a single tree every 2 months, they would be carbon neutral over their entire life. Jogo Green makes it fun and easy to plant at least a tree every day. Imagine the possibilities.

Recent consumer studies have shown a significant increase in both individuals and businesses wanting to help protect/ save our world. Large corporations are looking for ways that they can help. Starbucks now offers Ethos water. Timberland shoes are labeling the amount of carbon emitted during the construction of their different shoes. Hallmark now has project Red, and the list continues.

By creating a green website that allows consumers to make a difference in the world, the company is confident that Jogo Green will serve as the platform for consumer advocacy and change.

"The goal is to plant 1 million trees in a six month time frame. This is enough trees to take 3 billion liters of carbon our of the air every year".-(Rob Balian, President of Jogo Green and Stanford Freshman) By working in partnership with Trees for the Future (to date they have planted 50 million trees) Jogo Green believes that it will make a considerable impact on the earth's carbon footprint over a short period of time.

What if by planting trees around the world, climate changes could be reversed and global warming could be reduced? What if endangered species could be repopulated, economies grown, forests replanted and food provided for starving people?

Jogo Green believes it can and it will.

JogoGreen.com is the beginning of a better tomorrow. Visit the site today and take part in being the change!

Remember, the revolution starts with a click!

[gerridsmith]

Nice meeting you too!

[forfismum]

Oh bugger off.

[Karl]

Sounds interesting. The question is - where exactly are the trees planted? The advertisers on the site pay for planting the trees - who pays beyond that, for maintenance and protection of the juvenile trees? Too many of these tree planting initiatives do not look beyond the "planting" aspect.

[Karl]

OK, I looked at the site, and it says:

QUOTE:
"Answer the green questions below. For each 10 correct answers, we will plant one tree in a deforested area of Africa. Together we can save the world."

That is still rather vague - it does not say which countries or even the biogeographic or climatic zones involved. As well-intentioned as the project sounds, what institutional arrangements are in place to implement and manage the tree-planting programmes?

[forfismum]

In a nutshell,like i said to our friend "bugger off"

[forestflyer]

Check it out. They're not actually planting the trees, it's another organization. "Trees for the Future, who has planted 50 million trees over 18 years." Their site is really legit, look at their video.

[Rog]

Legit or not, doing this on a forum to a bunch of strangers is spam. Not the way to build a rep.

[Karl]

According to the JogoGreen link:

"Trees Donated per day":

2008-04-24: 30
2008-04-25: 732
2008-04-26: 301
2008-04-27: 209
2008-04-28: 154

It is an original idea, and admittedly a very impressive first day response. But, the progressive falling off after the initial response gives interesting perspective to the idea of on-line quizzes (or other games) as a means of enlisting support for tree-planting. Regardless of my previously expressed reservations or cynicism, if this is "legit" I fully appreciate the aims and objectives of this initiative - the only question being - how does this performance to date reflect on the "sustainability" of the internet-game approach to promoting environmental awareness and action?

Further to which, how can these types of initiatives, even if fully credible, be promoted without coming off as "spamming"?

[spadlet]

Originally Posted by Karl

Further to which, how can these types of initiatives, even if fully credible, be promoted without coming off as "spamming"?

The people telling us about them could post introductions and contribute a bit to the other threads and discussions as well?