Tree planting campaign launched in Erbil, Iraq

STORY: Tree planting campaign launched in Erbil, Iraq DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of a tree planting campaign in Erbil STORYLINE: A tree planting campaign was launched Tuesday in Erbil, Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, and will continue until March 20. The first day of the campaign saw the planting of more than 3,000 seedlings across the governorate, with the participation of hundreds of volunteers and workers. Staff at the Directorate of Forestry and Horticulture in Erbil started the campaign by planting more than 300 seedlings in the forests of the Kasnazan area, east of Erbil. Shalaw Refaat, director of forestry and horticulture in Erbil, said that they chose the Kasnazan area to start the campaign because "it is a tourist area where many tourists come to visit in spring." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Erbil, Iraq. (XHTV)

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