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Ethiopia鈥檚 350m trees in a day

We explore the Ethiopian government鈥檚 claim that 350 million tree seedlings were planted in one day. It鈥檚 part of a wider plan to plant four billion in six months.

In Ethiopia, the government said it planted 350 million tree seedlings in one day, claiming it broke the world record. It鈥檚 part of a wider plan to plant four billion this year. There鈥檚 been a lot of praise for the country鈥檚 efforts, but many have raised concerns about the numbers. Journalist Kalkidan Yibeltal and Professor Legesse Negash of Addis Ababa University join us to discuss.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Darin Graham

Muddied hands pictured next to a newly planted tree in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo Credit: Michael Tewelde/Getty images.

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