We Will Overcome the Current Challenge: Deadline for the '10 Million Trees' Program Extended

The deadline for the '10 Million Trees' initiative is being extended by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This was announced by the Ministry of Environment.

'As you know, Armenia has launched the unprecedented '10 Million Trees' environmental initiative. We continue to work towards the implementation of this important and large-scale initiative. On October 10, 2020, we aimed to plant 10,000,000 trees, thus giving new life to our country and land, ensuring a healthy and clean environment for future generations.'

'Considering the situation created by the spread of the new coronavirus, while prioritizing everyone’s health, and taking into account the possible risks, we have made the decision to postpone the deadline to achieve the set goal until the end of 2021. We are confident that the situation will improve and that we will still plant 1,000,000 saplings in Armenia during 2020, which is also unprecedented in recent years. Subsequently, in 2021, we will fully implement the initiative, planting another 10,000,000 saplings.'

'We hope that we will soon overcome the current challenge and resume the comprehensive work of community tree planting with renewed vigor. In the meantime, the planning work of the initiative will be carried out as much as possible according to the pre-established sequence of steps,' the announcement states.