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Indian Volunteers Plant 66 Million Trees In Just 12 Hours

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Post by Guest Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:46 pm

More than 1.5 million volunteers were involved in a record-breaking tree planting operation in India. In just 12 hours, 66.3 million trees were planted along the Narmada river in the state of Madhya Pradesh.




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Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the state's chief minister, described the efforts as a "historic day".
"By planting trees we are not only serving Madhya Pradesh but the world at large," he said.


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Photo credit: Twitter / @SanjayPathak3


Last year, volunteers in Uttar Pradesh state set a world record by planting more than 50 million trees in one day. Observers from Guinness World Records monitored Sunday's plantation and are expected to confirm in the coming weeks that the effort set a new record.


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As the world's third largest generator of carbon emissions, India committed under the Paris Agreement to increasing its forests by five million hectares before 2030.

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Post by Andy Wed Jul 05, 2017 3:54 pm

But Trump said global warming and rises in CO2 emissions are fake news. Therefore  it must be true.
I reckon Trump's  emissions are fake as well, and his son was sired by Mike Pence.
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Post by eddie Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:42 pm

Wow that's impressive! I'm impressed. That's a lot of volunteeers who obviously care about their environment, good for them.
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Post by 'Wolfie Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:06 am

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66 million down...

Only another 5 billion or so to go..           cheers
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Post by nicko Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:26 am

And when they are about 6 foot tall they will cut them down for firewood,

as they are doing in many parts of India.
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