THE GLOBAL OLIVE WREATH
The Greeks considered the olive tree as the most valued gift to humankind,
a symbol of peace, sustenance, and life. In honor of the homecoming of the Olympic Games to Greece, the Athens
Environmental Foundation has created the "Global Olive Wreath" project. This project is a massive international
effort to plant a Global Olive Wreathtm on earth as a living legacy of peaceful dedication to the Ancient Greek
Olympic ideals as well as the modern Olympic ideal of environmental responsibility.
- More Information About The Global Olive Wreath
- Global Olive Wreath Project History
- Global Olive Wreath World Vision
- Global Olive Wreath Event Highlights
|
|
In honor of the homecoming of the Olympic Summer Games of 2004 to Athens,
Greece, the Athens Environmental Foundation has created the "Global Olive Wreath" project. This project is a
massive international effort to plant trees, along the Olympic torch route, to form a Global Olive Wreath on earth.
This massive effort of unprecedented human collaboration will leave a living legacy of peaceful dedication to the
Ancient Greek Olympic ideals as well as the modern Olympic ideal of environmental responsibility.
The torch will pass through all the major continents, beginning in Olympia, Greece and ending in Athens, Greece.
Every city that has ever hosted an Olympic Summer Games, plus the cities of Beijing, Cairo, Cape Town, Rio De
Janeiro, Las Vegas, New York, Lausanne, and Nicosia are holding tree-planting ceremonies, reflecting a worldwide
commitment to environmental responsibility, peace, and prosperity. AEF also plans to extend "branches" of the
Global Olive Wreath to some of the most troubled cities in the world, including Jerusalem, Belfast, Ramallah, and
Baghdad.
Under the supervision of the International Society of Arboriculture, the plan is to create a Green Highway along
the torch route with linear forests that will stand as living testaments to the Olympic Ideals of Sport, Culture,
Environment and Peace, all of which are exemplified in the purity of the Olive Tree.
Route Map of the Olympic Torch Route, which the Global Olive Wreath will follow
|
