S2 E42: Kenya declares national holiday just to plant trees

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English - November 27, 2023 08:30 - 13 minutes - 9.66 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Ever heard of a national leader saying that one of his goals is to plant 15 billion trees. If you have not, meet Kenya's President William Ruto. To meet his immediate goal of planting 100 million trees, he declared a national holiday. In a country of 50 million people, all it takes for a person is to plant 2-4 trees to get to the goal of 100 million trees. The government of Kenya also made available seeds for all these trees, free of cost, in its nurseries. People were free to plant any other trees from seeds they had, as well. Children and adults turned out into the streets of Kenya in full vigour to participate in this national effort. Despite the rains, they had big grins plastered on their faces while planting trees.

Child co-host in this episode: Novizo, a 6th grader from Charis High Academy, Dimapur, Nagaland (India).

Recommended podcast series
(a) Novizo's recommendation - How 'Island effect' works on animals - click here to listen
(b) Podcast series on India's Wildlife Journey - click here to listen

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