West Sumatra forestry service to plant 2 mln trees in 2008

"Last year, the province succeeded in planting around 1.2 million trees on barren lands, West Sumatra`s forestry service head Syahrial Syam said here on Tuesday.In 2009, the province would plant 2.5 million trees on arid areas and om school yards, he said.The provincial...

RI`s first lady gets UN Award for Promoting Tree Planting Movement

"In addition to the First Lady, UNEP also awarded the Indonesian forestry minister for supporting the global tree planting activities UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner presented certificates of appreciation called "Certificate of Global Leadership" to the First Lady and...