make a forest by makeaforest nora from netherlands

Could one artificial tree make a difference locally, and many artificial trees globally? Why not Make a Forest together.

Make a Forest is a global, collaborative art and design project that brings sustainable awareness and creativity together in a way never seen before.

From Amsterdam to Seoul, Zagreb to Taipei, Toronto to Santa Cruz de la Sierra and many places in between, in 2011 cultural institutions all over the globe will make an artificial tree together with artists, designers, students and other creatives. Each tree adds to a worldwide artificial forest that grows and grows on www.makeaforest.org. All tree making activities are supported by local research and lectures on foresting and deforestation.

Why? Simply because forests needs our attention. United Nations has announced 2011 the International Year of Forests. We have to rethink ways of sustainable forest management, locally and globally. Artificial trees connect us with nature and at the same time awaken creative thinking. Make a Forest is a creative response to the need to preserve and protect forests and a very visible way to explain and support the United Nation’s cause. But Make a Forest is also a tribute to the diversity of our forests. It is a testimony on its everlasting source of inspiration, and its connection to a sustainable future.