How does Bhutan, the world’s most eco-friendly and carbon-negative country, celebrate the recent birth of its new prince? By planting trees of course. Lots and lots of trees.

108,000 saplings were planted in the tiny mountain Kingdom to commemorate the first Royal Child of His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema.

The Bhutanese constitution stipulates that at least 60 percent of land remains forested at all times, but this green-fingered celebration wasn’t just inspired by the country’s commitment to ecological preservation.

“In Buddhism, a tree is the provider and nourisher of all life forms,’ said Tenzin Lekphell, who coordinated the initiative. ‘It symbolizes longevity, health, beauty and even compassion.”

This isn’t the first time that Bhutan has made headlines for its epic tree-planting sessions. In 2015, the country set a Guinness World Record by planting almost 50,000 trees in just one hour. Which is proof, if ever you needed it, that while Bhutan might be small in size, it’s definitely big when it comes to awesomeness.

Source:
http://ttgafrica.com/hello/bhutan-celebrates-birth-of-new-prince-by-planting-108000-trees/

Can we replicate that in Nigeria? Time shall time.

cc: lalasticlala, how do you resize your high resolution pixs? They seem not to enter Nairaland

I love this.

This can only happen in a happy nation. so who was that the was able to convice lalasticlala and seun that Nigeria is a happy nation by pushing such post to the front page. This is how a happy nation looks like.

it cant happen in nigerian because of our normadic brothers in the north.

Tunami:
it cant happen in nigerian because of our normadic brothers in the north.

You dey throw punches abi...

I no dey oo, expect them to reply you.

saints2:

You dey throw punches abi...
I no dey oo, expect them to reply you.

i dey ready for them.

Tunami:
it cant happen in nigerian because of our normadic brothers in the north.

Northerners, individually, plant more trees than any people from other regions. #fact.

Welcome development.

Please you guys should stop the notion that Nigeria can't achieve something positive

Tunami:
it cant happen in nigerian because of our normadic brothers in the north.

I doubt if it can happen in Nigeria because of our IPOB brothers from the East.