Azerbaijan plants 650 000 trees in a day to fight desertification and climate change

In an unprecedented public action for a greener future, 650 000 trees have been planted across Azerbaijan on 6 December 2019. This environmental campaign took place at the initiative of Azerbaijan’s First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva to mark the 650  anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi.
 
A map identifying the planting locations, most of them along highways, has been prepared by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The trees for planting have been cultivated in the sapling fields of Azerbaijan Greenery and Landscape Structure and Forestry Center of the Ministry. 

The planted trees have the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by 2,6 thousand cubic meters per year, a significant contribution to the climate action, combating desertification and land degradation at scale. A number of government officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps, public figures and representatives of civil society have joined the planting campaign.

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• Land and climate
• Azerbaijan and UNCCD