Ethiopia planted 353 million trees in one day and broke a record

In Ethiopia, they planted about 353.6 million trees in 12 hours Monday, thanks to a campaign launched by the government to fight against deforestation, according to the final figure announced by the Ethiopian Minister of Innovation and Technology, Getahun Mekuria, on his Twitter account. .

The initial goal was to plant 200 million trees during the day, but the target set by the executive was exceeded by more than 50%.

The best known brand of this type was in possession of India, with nearly 50 million trees in July 2016, reported Monday the agency EFE.

The tree planting campaign in Ethiopia is part of the Green Legacy initiative, launched on May 26, at which the local government aspires to plant 4,000 million trees during the rest of the year. ;year.

To achieve this goal, every inhabitant of the country should plant about 40 trees.

The government was expecting wide participation from civil society and, to help, the offices of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, remained closed.

In addition, the social networks were filled with pictures of dozens of Ethiopians planting trees, shared under the #GreenLegacy ("Green Legacy") label.

Mr. Abiy's initiative has been supported by several international organizations, including United Nations agencies and international embbadies, who have also planted their seeds.