One million trees planted in Aceh in 2008
ANTARA News, 01/01/09 13:32
Banda Aceh, Aceh Province () - Around one million trees were planted in Aceh Province during 2008 to help mitigate the impact of climate change, a local official said.
"Various regreening programs were carried out in 2008, and about one million trees have been planted," Hanifah Affan, head of the Aceh forestry and plantation office, said here on Wednesday.
The central government provided 500,000 tree seedlings to support the tree planting program, she said.
Each district and city in Aceh Province got 10,000 seedlings, which were planted simultaneously on the Tree Planting day on November 2008, she said. (*)
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