Volunteers plant 2,000 oak trees in Kurdistan, Iraq

STORY: Volunteers plant 2,000 oak trees in Kurdistan, Iraq DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: JURDISTAN, Iraq CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of people planting treesSOUNDBITE (Arabic): GESHEBIN IDRIS, First vice president of Hasar Organization STORYLINE: More than 60 volunteers on Monday participated in a campaign to plant 2,000 oak trees in an area of 1,000 square meters in Doween village, the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The campaign is part of the Hasar Organization 2025 program, which is supported by the Shamaran Petroleum Group, in cooperation with the UNICEF. It aims to increase green spaces and confront climate changes in Iraq. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): GESHEBIN IDRIS, First vice president of Hasar Organization "Today, the project of planting 2,000 trees is being implemented by the Hasar Organization, in cooperation with the UNICEF near the Doween Lake located in Doween village. This artificial lake was built to collect rainwater, thus ensuring a water source to irrigate these tr