Each village required to plant two acres of trees
A five-year programme (2025–2030) has
been planned to expand tree planting across 13 tropical districts.
The national-level public movement
tree-growing ceremony 2025 in Minbu Township, Minbu District, Magway Region, to
green 13 dry zones took place at the place between mileposts 4/7 and 5/0 on
Minbu-Padan-An road in Minbu Township this morning, attended by Chairman of the
State Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who grew a neem sapling.
Speaking on the occasion, the Senior
General said a total of 1,000 saplings from seven species will be planted today
collectively as part of the public movement.
He added that, through tree planting and
forest conservation, shade and shelter can be created, and the environment can
become greener and more pleasant. In this region, more tree planting and
environmental conservation activities should be carried out.
The Senior General urged each village to
establish a two-acre firewood plantation. There are 963 villages in Minbu
District, and if each village plants two acres, nearly 2,000 acres could be established.
If replanting is done annually, many more trees and forests will grow, greatly
contributing to a greener environment.
Similarly, he noted that, if each household
plants just one tree, with around 170,000 households in Minbu District, then
annual planting would significantly increase forest cover.
In 2005, the Senior General recounted
that forest cover in the country stood at 49 per cent, but it has now declined
to only 42.19 per cent, a decrease of about 7 per cent. Efforts are being made
to restore forest cover to around 50 per cent. According to reports, the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation planted a total
of 16.27 million trees during the past period. At present, plans are also in
place to expand tree planting in the 13 tropical districts under a five-year
programme from 2025-2026 to 2029-2030.
He underscored that if these planting
efforts are carried out successfully, they will bring significant benefits to
environmental greening and will also help mitigate the impacts of climate
change.
He stated that for roadside greening,
shade trees will be planted along road areas, and small forest plantations of
five acres, 10 acres, and similar sizes will be established.
The Senior General and his wife Daw Kyu
Kyu Hla planted a neem sapling at the designated place.
Commission Secretary Joint Executive
Chief General Ye Win Oo, Union ministers U Min Naung, U Khin Maung Yi and Dr
Charlie Than, Magway Region Chief Minister U Tint Lwin, senior military
officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the commander of Central
Command, departmental officials from township, district and region levels, town
elders, deputy ministers, teachers, students and officials grew saplings at the
same time.
The Senior General viewed round active
participation of attendees in growing saplings at the ceremony.
At the ceremony, a total of 1,000 saplings
of six species, such as neem, Indian elm, gum-kino, Indian mahogany, Mezali,
Flamboyant and Htonpauk, were grown as the public activity. – MNA/TTA
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