National Tree Planting Day marked
People across Mongolia on Saturday observed the National Tree Planting Day, which is the country's largest tree-planting and nature care event.
People across Mongolia on Saturday observed the National Tree Planting Day, which is the country's largest tree-planting and nature care event. Mongolia began marking the day since 2010 on the Saturday of the second week of May and October every year. The event is part of Mongolia's efforts to reforest the country, raise awareness among citizens especially young generations, and fight against climate change. On this day, country leaders, civil servants, company employees, and even school pupils go outdoors to fulfill a citizen' obligation of planting trees. Regarding the occasion, Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga, along with other national leaders, planted trees near the fence of the First Maternity Hospital in the District Sukhbaatar of capital Ulaanbaatar. "Only planting trees is not enough and it needs to be cared to grow well," he said, calling on citizens to care for their planted trees. It is estimated that around two million people and nearly 70 thousand organizations have planted more than 10 million trees and plants all over Mongolia in the past years. The survival rate of the planted trees is 75 percent.
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