Addis Ababa—As the Green Legacy planting season approaches, preparations are in full swing, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced.

According to Ethiopian News Agency, planting sites are being prepared and seedlings are continuously cultivated.

“Our annual program, aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, combating climate change, reversing deforestation, and reducing land degradation, involves communities, schools, and organizations working together to plant billions of trees,” Abiy wrote on social media.

The Green Legacy Initiative, a flagship program initiated by Prime Minister Abiy in June 2019, has so far seen the planting of 32.5 billion tree saplings nationwide. The initiative aims to plant 50 billion tree seedlings by 2026.