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Ethiopia breaks world record;Plants 350M trees in a day to tackle climate crisis by Lush100(m): 5:51pm On Jul 29, 2019 |
About 350m trees have been planted in a single day in Ethiopia, according to a government minister. The planting is part of a national “green legacy” initiative to grow 4bn trees in the country this summer by encouraging every citizen to plant at least 40 seedlings. Public offices have reportedly been shut down in order for civil servants to take part. The project aims to tackle the effects of deforestation and climate change in the drought-prone country. According to the UN, Ethiopia’s forest coverage was just 4% in the 2000s, down from 35% a century earlier. Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis Read more Ethiopia’s minister of innovation and technology, Dr Getahun Mekuria, tweeted estimates of the number of trees planted throughout the day. By early evening on Monday, he put the number at 353m. The previous world record for the most trees planted in one day stood at 50m, held by India since 2016. Dr Dan Ridley-Ellis, the head of the centre for wood science and technology at Edinburgh Napier University, said: “Trees not only help mitigate climate change by absorbing the carbon dioxide in the air, but they also have huge benefits in combating desertification and land degradation, particularly in arid countries. They also provide food, shelter, fuel, fodder, medicine, materials and protection of the water supply. “This truly impressive feat is not just the simple planting of trees, but part of a huge and complicated challenge to take account of the short- and long-term needs of both the trees and the people. The forester’s mantra ‘the right tree in the right place’ increasingly needs to consider the effects of climate change, as well as the ecological, social, cultural and economic dimension.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/ethiopia-plants-250m-trees-in-a-day-to-help-tackle-climate-crisis 1 Like
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Re: Ethiopia breaks world record;Plants 350M trees in a day to tackle climate crisis by healthserve(m): 5:55pm On Jul 29, 2019 |
Nice Initiative |
Re: Ethiopia breaks world record;Plants 350M trees in a day to tackle climate crisis by donbachi(m): 5:56pm On Jul 29, 2019 |
Why nigerians are planting seeds of dischords...nice one. |
Re: Ethiopia breaks world record;Plants 350M trees in a day to tackle climate crisis by niskill: 6:41pm On Jul 29, 2019 |
Great job. |
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