英王子夫妻、植樹キャンペーン支持者に感謝のメッセージ！

ヘンリー王子＆メーガン妃はこの草の根キャンペーンに影響を与えたが、今回のキャンペーンは夫妻の名のもとに世界中で1万本の木を植えようとしている。

＜BAZAAR.com＞の王室記者オミッド・スコビーは今週、ヘンリー王子＆メーガン妃のファンが始動した素晴らしい活動についてレポート。世界中の自然保護に対する二人の献身を称え、夫妻の熱心なファングループが真の変化をもたらすために「Sussex Great Forest」を立ち上げ、寄付が殺到しているそう！

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We are pleased to announce that today The Duke of Sussex is guest-editing the @NatGeo Instagram account! This photo of a Boabab tree was taken by The Duke in Liwonde National Park, Malawi (where he has just unveiled two new Queens Commonwealth Canopy initiatives) and as part of the ‘Looking Up’ campaign in partnership with @NatGeo. • You can join in today by sharing your own images of the trees in your local community using the hashtag #LookingUp As the Duke shared: “Looking Up” is a new social media initiative to raise awareness of the vital role trees play in the earth’s eco-system, and an opportunity for all of us to take a moment, to appreciate the beauty of our surroundings and to share your own view, by looking up!” • We invite you to follow along at @NatGeo and to share photos you take of trees in your local community using the hashtag #LookingUp so we can all celebrate the importance of the role we play as a community in protecting nature. At the end of the day, The Duke will share a selection of the most beautiful images from across the world on @SussexRoyal Instagram stories. The Duke’s passion for trees and forests as nature’s simple solution to the environmental issues we face, has been inspired by the years of work he has been doing on behalf of his grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Queens Commonwealth Canopy.?? • The ‘QCC’ @QueensCanopy was launched in 2015, when Commonwealth countries were invited to submit forests and national parks or plant trees to preserve in The Queen’s name. Now, almost 50 countries are taking part and have already dedicated indigenous forest for conservation, or have committed to planting millions of new trees to help combat climate change. #lookingup #forestsforthefuture #sussexroyal #treesfortomorrow Photo © The Duke of Sussex / 2nd by @africanparksnetwork

A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Sep 30, 2019 at 4:57am PDT

ヘンリー王子＆メーガン妃は一連をInstagramのストーリーに投稿し、この取り組みに対する感謝の意を表した。

「『SussexGreatForest』という草の根活動を始めてくださった素晴らしいグループのメンバーに感謝の意を表します。この特別なサプライズを心より嬉しく思います！」

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Today is #earthday - an opportunity to learn about, celebrate and continue to safeguard our planet, our home. The above, Their Royal Highnesses in Rotorua, New Zealand. Of the 170 different species originally planted in the early 1900’s, only a handful of species, including these majestic Redwoods, remain today. Next, we invite you to scroll through a series of 8 photos taken by The Duke of Sussex©️DOS sharing his environmental POV including: Africa’s Unicorn, the rhino. These magnificent animals have survived ice ages and giant crocodiles, amongst other things! They have adapted to earth’s changing climate continually for over 30 million years. Yet here we are in 2019 where their biggest threat is us. A critical ecosystem, Botswana’s Okavango Delta sustains millions of people and an abundance of wildlife. Huge bush fires, predominantly started by humans, are altering the entire river system; the ash kills the fish as the flood comes in and the trees that don’t burn become next year’s kindling. Desert lions are critically endangered due partly to human wildlife conflict, habitat encroachment and climate change. 96% of mammals on our ? are either livestock or humans, meaning only 4% remaining are wild animals. Orca and Humpback whale populations are recovering in Norway thanks to the protection of their fisheries. Proof that fishing sustainably can benefit us all. Roughly 3/4 of Guyana is forested, its forests are highly diverse with 1,263 known species of wildlife and 6,409 species of plants. Many countries continue to try and deforest there for the global demand for timber. We all now know the damage plastics are causing to our oceans. Micro plastics are also ending up in our food source, creating not just environmental problems for our planet but medical problems for ourselves too. When a fenced area passes its carrying capacity for elephants, they start to encroach into farmland causing havoc for communities. Here @AfricanParksNetwork relocated 500 Elephants to another park within Malawi to reduce the pressure on human wildlife conflict and create more dispersed tourism. Every one of us can make a difference, not just today but every day. #earthday

A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Apr 22, 2019 at 6:54am PDT

夫妻は続けてこう述べた。

「このプロジェクトでは、世界各地から寄付金を募って地域ごとに植樹を行い、世界中で1万本の木を植えることを目的としています。私たちは大変刺激を受けました。ありがとうございます」

『デイリーメール』誌は、キャンペーンの開始わずか3日後に4,000本以上の木がすでに植えられていると報じた。このキャンペーンで、ヘンリー王子＆メーガン妃の自然保護への情熱が世界中の人々へ伝わっていることが証明された様子！

※この訳は抄訳です。

Translation：Masayo Fukaya

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