Laos PM plants trees to support goal to plant 34 million saplings this year

Laos is setting its tree-planting sites high for celebrating Arbour Day and International Children’s Day on 1 June, with a plan to sow saplings on 27,000 hectares in 2018. - Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE, June 1 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Tuesday led senior officials to plant trees in support of the nation’s goal to plant at least 20,000kg of seeds and over 34 million saplings this year.

The tree planting by the prime minister was part of events to mark National Arbour Day, which falls on June 1 and is the start of the planting season. It also served to mark the 79th International Children’s Day.