Addis ababa: This year’s Green Legacy Initiative is being carried out in conjunction with soil and water conservation works, Prime Minister’s Office Head and Cabinet Affairs Minister Alemtsehay Paulos said. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, along with management and staff members of the Office of the Prime Minister, has planted tree seedlings at Yeka Terara in Addis Ababa today.
According to Ethiopian News Agency, in the early hours of this morning, Prime Minister Abiy reaffirmed his commitment to environmental renewal, stating: ‘Renewal through Planting: This morning, we continued our planting initiative alongside staff members of the Office of the Prime Minister.’ Speaking on the occasion, the Head noted that many people have been participating in planting tree seedlings since this year’s program was officially launched by the Prime Minister.
The Head further stated that the staff and management are participating in the program to meet the goal of planting 100,000 seedlings. Today’s tree planting program was car
ried out in areas previously covered with eucalyptus trees, where soil and water conservation works have been implemented.
Agriculture Minister Girma Amente highlighted that this year’s Green Legacy Initiative program is linked to soil and water conservation activities undertaken during the summer. According to the minister, conservation works have been conducted on 3.7 million hectares of land nationwide, with the Green Legacy Initiative program set to be implemented on approximately two million hectares.
Under this year’s initiative, some 7.5 billion seedlings will be planted, undertaken under the theme “Regeneration through Planting.”