Ethiopians have set a new world record for trees planted in 12 hours.
More than 353,633,660 trees were planted on Monday, surpassing the initial goal of planning 200 million trees.
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed’s Green Legacy initiative, launched in May, aims to plant a total of 4 billion trees this rainy season.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture more than 2.6 billion trees have so far been planted in almost all parts of the nation.