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Despite Israel's propaganda campaigns on Gaza conflict, world public opinion remains critical of Tel Aviv. TEL AVIV - Israel has taken a battering in the global media battle over its war on Gaza, despite deploying a propaganda campaign that used Youtube and blogs, experts said. Populations and even governments worldwide have slammed the Israeli military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemning attacks near UN schools that killed dozens and foreign media angry at being kept out of the Palestinian territory. With images of parents carrying lifeless children to overwhelmed hospitals dominating international media, angry protests have been staged in major capitals and Israeli websites have reportedly come under cyber attack. European Union External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner told President Shimon Peres in a meeting on Tuesday that "Israel's image is being destroyed" by its refusal to heed appeals for a ceasefire. H...

United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a major worldwide tree planting campaign. Under the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign , people, communities, business and industry, civil society organizations and governments are encouraged to enter tree planting pledges online with the objective of planting at least one billion trees worldwide each year. In a call to further individual and collective action, UNEP has set a new goal of planting 7 billion trees by the end of 2009. The campaign strongly encourages the planting of indigenous trees and trees that are appropriate to the local environment. Some documentation that could help Publications Plant for the Planet The Billion Tree Campaign An Album [ PDF ] – [ E.book - Read on line ] Growing Trees and Gardens for life [ PDF ] Togu and the Trees of Life [ English ] – [ PDF ] TUNZA – Forests [ English ] – [ French ] - [ Spanish ] Maps and Graphics BTC Map [ PNG Image ] – [ P...