Mongolia plants 42 mln trees since 2021 to combat desertification

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Mongolia plants 42 mln trees since 2021 to combat desertification

STORY: Mongolia plants 42 mln trees since 2021 to combat desertification SHOOTING TIME: files DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree-planting in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolia has planted a total of 42 million trees across the country since the launch of its national tree-planting campaign in 2021, the country's presidential press office said Thursday. In addition, at least 63 million seedlings have so far been stocked, it said, urging the public to actively take part in the upcoming National Tree Planting Day. The land-locked Asian country is expected to observe the country's largest tree-planting and nature care event on May 11. In October 2021, Mongolia launched the nationwide tree-planting campaign "Billion Trees" as the country's President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh told the United Nations General Assembly that the campaign aims to plant at least a billion trees by 2030 to combat desertification. Desertification related to cl

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