World Leaders to Plant Olive Trees at COP31 For Türkiye’s Afforestation Day
(MENAFN) World leaders are expected to plant olive saplings during the COP31 climate summit in Türkiye on Nov. 11, as part of activities marking National Afforestation Day. New peace forests will also be established across all 81 provinces of the country, a senior forestry official announced.
Bekir Karacabey, director general of forestry, said the annual observance was introduced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2019. Since its launch, hundreds of millions of saplings have been planted throughout Türkiye as part of nationwide reforestation efforts.
This year’s campaign will take place under the slogan “Breath for the Future, Peace for the World,” with added importance stemming from its timing alongside the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).
Karacabey said the main event would bring together Türkiye’s president, the UN secretary-general and the Australian prime minister for a symbolic tree-planting activity at the summit venue.
“On Nov. 11, our president, together with the UN secretary-general and the Australian prime minister, will plant olive saplings at the COP venue,” he said.
He added that the establishment of peace forests in every province would represent the beginning of a broader initiative to develop forests capable of absorbing and storing carbon emissions.
“The peace forests to be established in all 81 provinces will mark the first step toward creating carbon sink forests,” he added.
Bekir Karacabey, director general of forestry, said the annual observance was introduced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2019. Since its launch, hundreds of millions of saplings have been planted throughout Türkiye as part of nationwide reforestation efforts.
This year’s campaign will take place under the slogan “Breath for the Future, Peace for the World,” with added importance stemming from its timing alongside the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).
Karacabey said the main event would bring together Türkiye’s president, the UN secretary-general and the Australian prime minister for a symbolic tree-planting activity at the summit venue.
“On Nov. 11, our president, together with the UN secretary-general and the Australian prime minister, will plant olive saplings at the COP venue,” he said.
He added that the establishment of peace forests in every province would represent the beginning of a broader initiative to develop forests capable of absorbing and storing carbon emissions.
“The peace forests to be established in all 81 provinces will mark the first step toward creating carbon sink forests,” he added.
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