Ethiopians embark on an ambitious campaign to plant more than 500 million trees in 24 hours in an effort to achieve a greener and cleaner environment
Ethiopians have embarked on an ambitious campaign to plant more than 500 million trees in 24 hours in an effort to achieve a greener and cleaner environment in the country and tackle the adverse effects of climate crisis.
“Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew launched the Green Legacy 500 million in a day tree program by planting apple trees together with staff of the PMO,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. He said that 566 million seedlings had been planted in every area of Ethiopia from early in the morning until Monday evening.State Minister for Foreign Affairs Birtukan Ayano, who also participated the tree-planting exercise in the ancient city of Harar, said the Green Legacy Initiative has a great national significance.
Ethiopia is one of the worst climate change- related drought affected countries in the Horn of Africa region.
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