M'sia launches campaign to plant 26 mil trees
In commemorating Earth Day today, Malaysia launched a nationwide campaign to plant 26 million trees by 2014.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Douglas Uggah Embas launched the campaign, carrying the theme 'Green the Earth: One Citizen, One Tree' in Putrajaya.
In commemorating Earth Day today, Malaysia launched a nationwide campaign to plant 26 million trees by 2014.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Douglas Uggah Embas launched the campaign, carrying the theme 'Green the Earth: One Citizen, One Tree' in Putrajaya.
The 26 million trees represent the estimated 26 million population of the country.
Some 16,200 saplings were planted in launching the campaign, with 500 planted at a site in Precinct 5 opposite the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) in Putrajaya.
The other trees were planted at selected sites in Alor Star (Kedah), Kangar (Perlis), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Seri Iskandar (Perak), Bachok (Kelantan), Kemaman (Terengganu), Pulau Melaka (Melaka), Seremban (Negeri Sembilan), Kulai (Johor), Temerloh (Pahang), Esplanade (Penang), Hulu Selangor (Selangor), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) and Petra Jaya (Sarawak).
- Bernama
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