Addis Ababa: The Green Legacy does not only benefit Ethiopia but also the broader global community, Public Procurement and Property Authority (PPPA) Director-General Meseret Meskele underscored.
Millions of Ethiopians have been turning out since the early morning to smash their own planting record by planting 600 million seedlings in a single day today.
PPPA Director-General Meseret Meskele, along with her colleagues and employees of the authority, has participated in the planting campaign at Entoto Park in Addis Ababa.
She told ENA that her authority has been participating in the Green legacy Initiative to mitigate the impacts of climate change and challenges of food insecurity.
According to her, the initiative is a valuable program of broader impact as it benefits not just Ethiopia but also the global community.
‘The Green Legacy Initiative is of paramount importance to the world at large. In Ethiopia, all segments of the society are engaged in planting seedlings of the Green Legacy Initiative that the
prime minister took lead,’ the director-general stated.
Moreover, she pointed out that the initiative is of crucial importance in mitigating climate change and environmental pollution as well as maintaining healthy environment, conducive agro-ecology and tourism development.
The initiative further promotes the good image of Ethiopia globally in the effort to mitigate climate change, Meseret noted.
‘I believe the Green Legacy Initiative is a great move towards creating an enabling environment to mitigate climate change, air pollution, foster conducive agro-ecology, tourism development and the other economy of the country.’
Ethiopia has made remarkable strides in the last five years to increase the country’s forest coverage, with outstanding increases of 23.6 percent by 2023 compared to 17.2 percent in 2019.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency