Ethiopia plants 350m trees in a day to help tackle climate crisis
Found on The Guardian on Monday, 29 July 2019
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.
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.
If only the "first world nations" would do something similar, instead of just talking about it and breaking their own resolutions.