Hanoi launches tree-planting festival on New Year of Buffalo
Hanoi launches tree-planting festival on New Year of Bufallo
The launching ceremony of a tree-planting festival on the Lunar New Year was held in Hanoi on February 21 as part of this year’s efforts in response to the Government’s programme on planting 1 billion trees to 2025.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (second right, front row) waters a newly-planted tree in Hanoi's Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The launching ceremony of a tree-plantingfestival on the Lunar New Year washeld in Hanoi on February 21 as part of this year’s efforts in response to the Government’s programme on planting 1 billion trees to 2025.
Addressing the launching event, Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh said tree planting has remained asthe city’s annual programme. Planting a tree is just the beginning; it is moreimportant to take good care of it and let them grow well, he said, adding that itis a responsibility of everybody.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh speaks in the launching ceremony of a tree-planting festival on the New Year of the Buffalo on February 21. (Photo: VNA)
He asked all districts and towns to accelerate public awarenesscampaigns on the meaning of the tree planting festival and the importance andbenefits of growing and protecting trees.
Hanoi sets to plant more than 300,000 trees this year andstrives for each Hanoian to plant at least one tree by 2030, he unveiled.
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Tran Hong Ha said increasing natural disasters and extreme weather events havetaken heavy toll on Vietnam for years. At the same time, pollution, especiallyair pollution, has been rising in an alarming rate, causing harmful effects on thequality of life in humans and social and economic activities in metropolises,while rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have put enormous pressure onthe environment, he added.
Secretary of the Hanoi Party's Committee Vuong Dinh Hue (right) and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Tran Hong Ha (left) plant a tree in response to the tree planting festival. (Photo: VNA)
He highlighted the significance of the five-year campaign of growing one billion trees, saying that various effective models,initiatives and actions have been put in place to scale up the tree plantingcampaign nationwide in response to President Ho Chi Minh’s teaching and theone-billion-tree-planting campaign.
Previously, the capital city has fulfilled its goal ofplanting one million trees two years ahead schedule. It has planted around600,000 new trees along over 250 urban streets to not only expand urban treecanopy cover but also prevent dust and noise pollution.
On November 28, 1959, President Ho Chi Minh wrote an article published in the Nhan dan (People) newspaper stressing the significance of tree planting for each person, each family, and the entire nation. Since the first tree planting festival was held in the spring of 1960, the activity has become a common practice whenever a new year arrives./.
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The tree planting festival initiated by President Ho Chi Minh has beeen a tradition in Vietnam for more than 60 years, encouraging afforestation and forest protection and greatly contributing to national development.
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Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (second right, front row) waters a newly-planted tree in Hanoi's Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. (Photo: VNA)
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh speaks in the launching ceremony of a tree-planting festival on the New Year of the Buffalo on February 21. (Photo: VNA)
Secretary of the Hanoi Party's Committee Vuong Dinh Hue (right) and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Tran Hong Ha (left) plant a tree in response to the tree planting festival. (Photo: VNA)
