Canada to plant 2 billion trees to combat climate crisis

The Government of Canada announced this Friday that it will plant some 60 million trees in 2022 and will increase the rate to 300 million a year in 2027, as part of a plan to combat the climate crisis.

The program expects to reach 2 billion trees planted by 2030.

This was announced by the Minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, who is in charge of the reforestation plan, in statements to the Canadian public radio television, CBC.

The official stressed that the strategy is progressing as planned, after 30 million trees were planted during that year.

The country’s reforestation plan with 2 billion trees was announced in 2019 by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as one of the measures taken by Canada to combat the climate crisis.

The measure will involve the reforestation of an area equivalent to about 12,000 square kilometers, an area slightly larger than the size of countries such as Jamaica or Lebanon.

The initiative has a budget of 3.011 million dollars.

The Canadian government has indicated that the existence of 2,000 million additional trees will increase the sequestration of carbon in the atmosphere and will help fight the climate crisis caused by the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

In addition, the program will increase biodiversity and increase the resilience of the country’s forests against rising temperatures by planting trees that restore wildlife habitat.

To achieve its goal, the Canadian government has established partnerships with companies, non-profit organizations and indigenous communities that will provide the necessary seeds, plants and land. (I)