Ethiopians grow green thumb in billion tree drive

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - JULY 29: Ethiopians from all walks of life took to open spaces nationwide on Monday to take part in a massive campaign that set out to plant 200 million seedlings in a span of 12 hours. The initiative was introduced by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to plant 4 billion tree seedlings in the rainy season of June, July and August. Studies show Ethiopia's forest cover at the onset of the 19th Century accounted for 420,000 square kilometers (35% of the country's land area), which has now dwindled to under 10%. Forest clearing for settlement and farming purposes is the main culprit for forest depletion in Ethiopia whose population almost tripled from 1940 to 2000. More than 80% of Ethiopia's population lives in rural areas with agriculture (farming and/or cattle rearing) as the prime source of income. In a show of solidarity to Ethiopia’s efforts, Turkish Embassy diplomats and staff in Addis Ababa planted trees. (Footage by Mohammed Abdu Abdulbaqi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - JULY 29: Ethiopians from all walks of life took to open spaces nationwide on Monday to take part in a massive campaign that set out to plant 200 million seedlings in a span of 12 hours. The initiative was introduced by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to plant 4 billion tree seedlings in the rainy season of June, July and August. Studies show Ethiopia's forest cover at the onset of the 19th Century accounted for 420,000 square kilometers (35% of the country's land area), which has now dwindled to under 10%. Forest clearing for settlement and farming purposes is the main culprit for forest depletion in Ethiopia whose population almost tripled from 1940 to 2000. More than 80% of Ethiopia's population lives in rural areas with agriculture (farming and/or cattle rearing) as the prime source of income. In a show of solidarity to Ethiopia’s efforts, Turkish Embassy diplomats and staff in Addis Ababa planted trees. (Footage by Mohammed Abdu Abdulbaqi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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