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PM attends launch of tree-planting festival in central province

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 20 attended the launch of a tree-planting festival in the south-central province of Phu Yen, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, which is part of the activities to respond to a programme to plant 1 billion trees initiated by the Government leader.
PM attends launch of tree-planting festival in central province ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates plant trees following the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Phu Yen (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 20attended the launch of a tree-planting festival in the south-central province of Phu Yen, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, which ispart of the activities to respond to a programme to plant 1 billion trees initiatedby the Government leader.

Addressing the ceremony, PM Phuc said that along with action plans ofthe agricultural sector and localities in preserving and expanding the forestcoverage, the programme is expected to contribute to green up barrenhills as well as urban and rural areas across the country. Furthermore, low as its cost is, the programme is hoped to yield great benefit.

He called on all Vietnamese people, including PhuYen locals, to engage in the programme.

The PM lauded Phu Yen in striving to plant 15 million newtrees in the next five years.

At the ceremony, he presented Phu Yen with a number ofplants of different resilient varieties.

Following the ceremony, the PM planted trees in Phu Thanhwards, Tuy Hoa city of Phu Yen province. Green trees will also be planted inThanh An Tho historical relic site in An Dan commune of Tuy An district, thehomeland of Tran Phu, the first Party General Secretary, and a relic sitecommemorating President Ho Chi Minh in Son Hoa district.
In the 2016-2020 period, Phu Yen planted more than 32,000 hectares of forests,with the forest coverage expanding from 36.4 percent in 2015 to 45.09 percentin 2020.

In 2021, along with the implementation of the15-million-tree programme, the province will encourage locals to plant and takecare of green trees, striving to raise forest coverage to 46 percent.  

At the ceremony, many companies and investors, including thebudget carrier Vietjet Air, committed to present billions of VND to thetree-planting programme of Phu Yen.
In November 2020, speaking at a National Assembly session, PM Phuc suggested a programme to plant 1 billion green trees in five years to 2025. On December 31, 2020, he signed a directive on the organisation of the tree-planting festival and the strengthening of forest protection and development from the beginning of 2021.

He has also asked ministers, heads of ministry-level agencies and the People’s Committee of centrally-run cities and provinces to hold the festival in commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh who inspired the nation in tree planting./.
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