Future of the Environment

Ethiopia planted 350 million trees in a day. And its fight against deforestation does not stop there

The efforts far surpassed the original target of planting 200 million seedlings in a day. Image: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Johnny Wood
Writer, Forum Agenda
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Millions of Ethiopians were invited to take part in the tree-planting challenge. Image: Embassy of Ethiopia, Brussels
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