The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)

Ethiopia: Environmental Group, School Club Transplant Over 600 Tree Seedlings

4 November 2007

Addis Abeba — A local environmental group, along with members a school's Green Club on Sunday transplanted over 600 tree seedlings on a 2 hectare of land area near the French Embassy here in Addis Ababa .

The transplanting of trees was made by members of the NIB Environment Conservation Club and students and parents of the Andinet International School in Addis Ababa.

Representatives of the two green groups said the tree planting was made as part of the millennium tree planting campaign.

As far as the school was concerned, the tree planting event was conducted as part of the school's theme adopted for this semester: 'Sharing the Earth'.

The term has been devoted for the study of environmental issues and highlighting to the students on how cutting down trees can bring global warming.

Speaking with The Daily Monitor, the students vowed to take good care of the trees they just planted in the future.

Tagged: East Africa, Education, Environment, Ethiopia

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