Many trees planted on both sides of the Pham Van Dong Street. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The capital city of Hanoi wants to plantmore trees along its urban roads towards the goal of 250,000 this year.
This initiative is to help achieve Government's ambition to plantone billion trees in the 2021-2025 period.
Pham Van Dong, Vo Chi Cong, Van Cao, Hoang Quoc Viet, and ThangLong Boulevard are some of the streets in Hanoi that now have a greener look bythe addition of trees.
Numerous environmentalists have voiced support for the need of increasing treecoverage in Hanoi’s metropolitan core and other areas. In addition toconsiderably aiding in environmental conservation and enhancing people'squality of life, a city's cultural and tourism qualities will increase as itstree population grows.
However, as of now, government units are the only ones accountable for theplanting, protection and maintenance of trees.
For this reason, every citizen needs to join together to plant newtrees and maintain the health of the ones that are already there so that thetrees can mature into a robust barrier that protects the environment.
The city can't become fully eco-friendly until every residenttakes personal responsibility for protecting the environment./.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked localities to launch a tree planting festival on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) and encourage people from all walks of life to plant trees, aiming for at least 20 percent rise in the number of newly-planted trees compared to the figure of 2021.
Hanoi's authorities are trying to plant more trees in the city, especially in urban areas, in an effort to improve the environment and reduce air pollution.
A programme named “Millions of green trees for a green Vietnam” was launched in Hanoi on June 8 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU)’s Central Committee in coordination with Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage Co. Ltd.
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Renowned artists including Ha Anh Tuan, Den Vau, and Phan Manh Quynh, along with many directors and attendees, took part in planting hundreds of rare tree species such as mun (Diospyros mun) and cho chi (Parashorea chinensis) in the Thung Bong area of the Cuc Phuong National Park, contributing to forest ecosystem restoration.
Many trees planted on both sides of the Pham Van Dong Street. (Photo: VNA) 
