Ethiopia planted more than 350 million trees in 12 hours on Monday, in what government officials believe is a world record.
The tree planting occurred as part of a wider reforestation campaign known as ‘Green Legacy’ which has been spearheaded by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in an effort to combat the effects of land degradation, soil erosion and recurrent droughts and flooding.
Mr Ahmed says his government aims to plant 4 billion trees between May and October in an effort to fight deforestation, joining more than 20 other African nations in pledging to restore 100 million hectares of land across the continent to fight climate change.