TIRANA, March 9 /ATA/ – There are more than two weeks left for anyone wishing to plant trees in the city of Tirana city until March 21, the International Day of Forests.
Until now as many as 93 thousand saplings have been planted thanks to the contribution of citizens, businesses and institutions which have joined the broad-scale action for expansion of green areas.
During the campaign for planting 160 saplings at Sauku overpass, donated by the Parks and Recreation Agency, Agency for Consumer Protection and employees of High School Dormitory Directorate, the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, said that the goal to plant 100 thousand saplings is within reach.
We have entered the final stage of tree planting campaign in the city of Tirana. We aim to plant as many trees as possible until the end of March. Therefore, on March 21, we will stage a “grand finale” to set a record by planting 100 thousand trees in Tirana, as part of the Orbital Forest project. If all the citizens of Tirana join forces with us, we will have a much greener Tirana than three years ago. The last station will be March 21, International Day of Forests, when we are supposed to break the record for sure,” Veliaj said.
The Orbital Forest, which is known as the 5th bypass of Tirana, includes a green wall of 2 mln trees that will encompass 14.671 ha of parks, agricultural lands, forests and other forms of vegetation around the city. /e.malaj/ /a.g/sm/
