The PATT Foundation is a UK and Thai charity that plants trees across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa to fight deforestation and climate change. It raises environmental awareness through educational programs. It has planted over 500,000 trees since 2005 and reached over 100 schools for environmental education events by 2013. The organization focuses on environmental education, operating a tree nursery in Thailand, developing an online education portal, and hosting corporate tree planting events.

1. “Saving the Planet One
Tree at a Time”

2. Who we are
o UK registered Charity and
Thai Foundation,
o Work across S.E. Asia, Sri
Lanka, India, South Africa
and the UK
o PATT
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Fights against deforestation
and climate change
Raises environmental
awareness
Campaigns for better
environmental practices

3. What we do
For the world
o Global carbon storage
o Planting native trees
o Reforestation
o Help to avoid
the devastating effects
of climate change

4. What we do
For people
o Providing
a sustainable future
o Creating employment
and funding
opportunities
o Improving the quality
of life

5. PATT’s values
o Action
o Youth education
o Sustainability
o Cooperation

6. Milestones
o 2005 – The PATT Foundation
officially formed
o 2006 – Registration as a UK charity
o 2008 – Establishment of the tree
nursery in Khao Yai
o 2009 – Registration as a Thai
foundation
o 2011 – Over 500,000 trees planted
o 2013 – Reached 100 Environmental
Education and Tree Planting Events
with schools

7. Focuses
o Environmental
Education
– school tree planting
o Nursery Set – up
o Environmental
Education Portal
o Corporate Tree
Planting Events

8. Environmental Education
– school tree planting
o Hands-on experience
at reforestation sites
o Increasing
environmental
awareness
o Environmental
campaigns schoolwide
o Eco Camps
o Workshops and
presentations

9. Nursery Set – up
o Khao Yai Community
Nursery Project since
2008
o Over 90,000 trees planted
o 1,500 visitors annually
o 20,000 seedlings yearly
o Stock of over 50 native
species
o Employment for local
people

10. Environmental Education Portal
o Interactive platform for
students and teachers
o Online learning resources and
activities
o Lesson plans in accordance
with IB and IGCSE
o Already 600 schools
interested
o Easy access, professional
support, high quality

11. Corporate Tree Planting Events
o Training for management
and staff on sustainable
environmental business
practices
o Carbon offset
o Team – Building events
o Developing sustainable
business strategies
o Raising awareness of
business environmental
responsibility

12. Why the UAE?
o Mangrove and Alhafeya
Protected Area restoration
o Conservation of wildlife in
the mountains
o Increasing awareness and
participation of local society
o Saving threatened species

13. Suitable native plants
for the UAE
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Ghaf tree
Christ’s thorn
Olive tree
Wild drumstick tree

14. Ghaf tree (Prosopis cineraria)
o Hardy, fire, drought –
resistant
o Easy to germinate
o Narrow spacing
o Little tending
o Greening and
landscaping
o Livestock food and
forage

15. Christ’s thorn
(Ziziphus spina – christi)
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Drought – tolerant
Medicinal properties
Edible fruits
Source of flower honey

16. Olive tree (Olea europea)
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Evergreen
Durable wood
Little water required
Used for furniture and
turnery

17. Wild drumstick tree
(Moringa peregrina)
o Drought – tolerant
o Easy growth
o Edible fruits, high in
nutrients
o Oilseed feedstock for
biodiesel