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UN refugee agency turns to tree planting.

Publication: World Watch
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: UN refugee agency turns to tree planting.(EYE ON EARTH)

Article Excerpt
The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has pledged to plant more than 9 million trees in areas of human displacement this year, enlisting both refugees and host communities to meet this goal. By distributing seedlings of various species in denuded areas, UNHCR hopes to plant more than 2.6 million trees in and around refugee camps in Tanzania, 1.7 million in Sudan, and 1.8 million in Ethiopia.

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