Ethiopia launches the 2021 edition of Green Legacy initiative

Addis Ababa, May 18, 2021 (FBC) –Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today officially launched the 2021 edition of Green Legacy initiative aimed at addressing the consequences of environmental degradation and climate change.

This year’s Green Legacy initiative will see planting 6 billion seedlings on 1.9 million hectares of land throughout the country.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said “As Ethiopians, our lives are strongly intertwined with trees and forests. Preventing flooding, food insecurity, environment related conflicts and other adverse effects is in our hands.

“When I call upon all Ethiopians to “Adorn Ethiopia” the call is to cover our nation green; to see beyond lines of division – regional, ethnic, religious, sex – and in unity dress Ethiopia with the prosperity and dignity the people of this great nation deserve.”