{"id":20658,"date":"2024-04-19T18:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/tree-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:03:38","slug":"tree-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/tree-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>u003cpu003eThe beautiful double-millennium olive tree in Roquebrune Cap Martin has won the Coup de Coeur 2023 Tree of the Year award in the national Tree of the Year competition, organized by Terre Sauvage magazine in partnership with Arbre Vert.u003c\/pu003ernu003cpu003eEIPACA students from 4\u00e8me2 and S3B entered the tree into the competition as part of a two-year nature and literature project, having received permission from the Mairie of the commune. The Mayor,\u00a0 Patrick Cesari, kindly invited them to the prizegiving ceremony which took place on Thursday April 18u003csupu003ethu003c\/supu003e. \u00a0We were welcomed first in the village, at the foot of the grand old olive, then afterwards at the town hall.u003c\/pu003ernu003cpu003eThe students were praised by Mr Cesari for their commitment to the environment and he sincerely thanked them for choosing \u00a0the magnificent olive tree in the heart of the commune, which prides itself on proactively working to protect its stunning natural environment. In the morning, students recited poems in both English and French for children from the Rataou primary school and an interesting exchange followed. Representatives from the National Forestry Organisation also spoke about their role in preserving nature. In the afternoon, after the official ceremony in the presence of the Mayor and elected officials, students read a letter from Jean Giono. They then read out The Declaration of Tree Rights, composed at the National Assembly on April 5, 2019 by the association ARBRES. The Mayor immediately pledged to add the declaration to the town\u2019s charter, a symbolic gesture aimed to encourage other municipalities to take a more active interest in tree conservation.u003c\/pu003ernu003cpu003eFinally, we were given a beautiful work of art made from olive wood in recognition of the students\u2019 engagement.u003c\/pu003ernu003cpu003eWe would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful team at the mairie of Roquebrune Cap Martin for their warm welcome and generosity; the day was unforgettable for all involved. The stimulating meeting at the foot of the ancient olive tree inspires us all to continue respecting and protecting our oldest friends. Trees have lived longer than any of us, patient witnesses to the fortunes and follies of humankind. \u00a0They protect us and provide shade, breathable air and biodiversity. Yet they cannot protect us if we do not protect them.u003c\/pu003ernu003cpu003eA student asked how long the two-thousand-year-old olive tree will live. The answer was \u2018\u2019As long as humans take care of it.\u2019\u2019u003c\/pu003ernu003cpu003eStudents from 4\u00e8me2 and S3B would like to thank M Patrick Cesari, Florence, Ma\u00ebl, and all the other elected representatives, and special mention to Emmanuel the photographer, who captured the heart and soul of the tree in his beautiful pictures.u003c\/pu003e<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>u003cpu003e.u003c\/pu003e<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>u003cpu003e.u003c\/pu003e<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Affiche-Arbre-de-lannee.jpg\" width=\"1070\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Affiche-Arbre-de-lannee.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Affiche-Arbre-de-lannee-980x1374.jpg 980w, https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Affiche-Arbre-de-lannee-480x673.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1070px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-17069\" title=\".\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"authors":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20658"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33495,"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20658\/revisions\/33495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}