In response to the festival, 16 communes and towns in Binh Chanh District set the target of planting a total of 16,000 trees.
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan stressed that the Ho Chi Minh City always considers tree planting and forestation as a crucial part of boosting the city’s comprehensive development.
Growing a tree is not just a start, he said, adding that it is even more important to protect and take care of trees, which is the responsibility of each citizen and the entire society in general.
He called on local authorities, sectors, and political and social organisations in the city to speed up communication campaigns to raise public awareness of the significance and benefit of the tree-planting festival and forestation.
In 2020, Ho Chi Minh City’s newly planted concentrated forest areas reached around 50 hectares of coverage with more than 350,000 green trees.
