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Ethiopia attempts to plant 200 million trees

Students plant trees in Kenya. An ambitious campaign to plant 200 million seedlings in a day is under way in Ethiopia. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  BBC

Addis Ababa,

An ambitious campaign to plant 200 million seedlings in a day is under way in Ethiopia. It would be a world record if accomplished.

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