Climate change and deforestation remain to be one of the prior environmental risks throughout the world, affecting the livelihood and vitality of its lifeforms. Forests play a vital role in restoring environmental conditions and resources, and offer a tremendous merit in terms of protecting adding aesthetic values in both in urban and rural areas. It was with this understanding that the Ethiopian government designated a national tree planting day on July 29, 2019 with the goal of planting 200 million seedlings in a day throughout the country with the aim to increase the country’s forest coverage significantly.

ETBC management and staff, too, took part in the tree planting program by holding tree planting programs in the premises of unit of the corporation on July 13 and 29, 2019. During the programs, more than 2000 seedlings of various trees and varieties have been planted with an active participation of all ETBC staff members and support of other governmental bodies of the city in facilitating resources.

At the events, executive heads of ETBC underlined the need for transferring a well-protected and sustainable green environments for the next generation given the fact that forests and natural resources as a whole are directly linked to the survival of the human kind, and urged all staff members to not only focus on activities aimed at undertaking extensive plantations but also on nurturing the plantations on regular basis through coordinated follow-up tasks to be coordinated by respective unit head offices.

ETBC has been conducting similar tree planting programs as part of regular national schemes as well as through own initiatives for several years.