About a year since it was launched in May 24, 2008, the Go Green! Go for the Real Thing! project of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in partnership with the Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines has already gained a reputation for delivering results, so much so that many local government agencies and non-governmental organizations have since sought its assistance for their various environmental projects. (more)
Another important component of the Go Green! Go for the Real Thing! project is the building of Portable Scout Nurseries all over the country through the BSP Councils. This is an integral part of the BSP strategy for a sustainable tree planting and reforestation program.
In 2008 a total of four Portable Scout Nurseries have been set up. These four comprise the pilot implementation for the portable nurseries. At least six other BSP Councils have so far been identified as candidate recipients of Portable Scout Nurseries in 2009. (more)
An important component of the Go Green! Go for the Real Thing! project is the distribution of “Seed Capital” to its implementing arms and partners — the BSP Councils.
In 2008, the BSP Program Division shipped the first batch of “Seed Capital” to four BSP Councils for an aggregate total of 21,500 seeds. These “seed capital” are to be used by the recipient Councils in putting up their own mini-Go Green! Tree Nurseries in their respective facilities. (more)
By the end of 2008, after only seven months since its launch, the Go Green! Go for the Real Thing! project has already planted 2,370 tree saplings in various localities in and around Metro Manila.
These 2,370 tree saplings came from the initial 10,000 seeds planted by the Boy Scouts in 2008 at the newly opened and first Go Green! Tree Nursery at the BSP national office grounds in Manila. (more)
