Planting a billion trees to prevent global warming

The goal of planting one billion trees, considering it as a measure against global warming, was completed on May 22, 2007, seven months earlier than the initial deadline.

(Photo: bos-international.org) The UN Environment Program (UNEP) on May 22 said that after 5 months of implementation, the campaign planted one billion trees at the end of 2007, due to UNEP and its partners, in The Green Belt Movement and the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) were organized, completed.

According to UNEP, the campaign has received enthusiastic support from all levels of people in both developing countries and industrialized countries, from schools, social organizations and communities. Around the world.

It is worth noting that the goal of planting one billion trees worldwide is completed correctly on the International Day of Biodiversity 22-5. Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Conference on Biodiversity, said that the achievement of this program's goal is proof of the international community's determination to deal with the challenges of the situation. global climate change.

Global campaign to plant one billion trees was launched on November 8, 2006 at the UN Climate Change Conference and began implementation in January 2007.