Ethiopia has broken the world record for the largest number of trees planted in one day, while simultaneously making the world a little greener. Ethiopians planted more than 350 million trees in just 12 hours earlier this week. This smashed the previous record, held by India, by 50 million trees. Ethiopia's minister of innovation and technology announced his country's record-breaking feat on Twitter. He proudly revealed that people had planted 353,633,660 trees in a bid to help the environment. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who participated in the tree planting festivities, congratulated everyone involved in the record for their efforts and for doing their bit for the planet.
埃塞俄比亚打破了单日植树最多的世界纪录，同时也让世界变得更加绿色。本周早些时候，埃塞俄比亚人仅在12小时内就种植了3.5亿棵树。这打破了印度保持的5000万棵树的记录。埃塞俄比亚创新和技术部长在推特上宣布了该国打破纪录的壮举。他自豪地透露，为了保护环境，人们已经种植了353,633,660棵树。总理阿比·艾哈迈德(Abiy Ahmed)参加了植树庆祝活动，他对所有参与记录的人表示祝贺，感谢他们的努力和为地球做出的贡献。
Ethiopia's record-breaking achievement is part of a wider strategy of planting 4 billion trees between May and October. The country is well on its way to achieving this goal. So far, volunteers, businesses and government workers have planted more than 2.6 billion trees nationwide. Ethiopia is attempting to reverse the cutting down of many of its forests. The Farm Africa organization reports that less than 4 per cent of Ethiopia's land is forested. This is a sharp decline from the 30 per cent of land on which trees grew at the end of the 19th century. A recent study reported that planting billions of trees was the cheapest and most effective way to absorb carbon dioxide and thus help to tackle global warming.
埃塞俄比亚在5月到10月间种植了40亿棵树，这一破纪录的成就是这一更广泛战略的一部分。该国正在实现这一目标的道路上。到目前为止，志愿者、企业和政府工作人员已经在全国种植了超过26亿棵树。埃塞俄比亚正试图扭转许多森林被砍伐的趋势。非洲农业组织报告说，埃塞俄比亚只有不到4%的土地被森林覆盖。与19世纪末30%的树木生长地相比，这一比例大幅下降。最近的一项研究报告称，种植数十亿棵树是吸收二氧化碳的最廉价、最有效的方式，从而有助于应对全球变暖。
埃塞俄比亚打破了单日植树最多的世界纪录，同时也让世界变得更加绿色。本周早些时候，埃塞俄比亚人仅在12小时内就种植了3.5亿棵树。这打破了印度保持的5000万棵树的记录。埃塞俄比亚创新和技术部长在推特上宣布了该国打破纪录的壮举。他自豪地透露，为了保护环境，人们已经种植了353,633,660棵树。总理阿比·艾哈迈德(Abiy Ahmed)参加了植树庆祝活动，他对所有参与记录的人表示祝贺，感谢他们的努力和为地球做出的贡献。
Ethiopia's record-breaking achievement is part of a wider strategy of planting 4 billion trees between May and October. The country is well on its way to achieving this goal. So far, volunteers, businesses and government workers have planted more than 2.6 billion trees nationwide. Ethiopia is attempting to reverse the cutting down of many of its forests. The Farm Africa organization reports that less than 4 per cent of Ethiopia's land is forested. This is a sharp decline from the 30 per cent of land on which trees grew at the end of the 19th century. A recent study reported that planting billions of trees was the cheapest and most effective way to absorb carbon dioxide and thus help to tackle global warming.
埃塞俄比亚在5月到10月间种植了40亿棵树，这一破纪录的成就是这一更广泛战略的一部分。该国正在实现这一目标的道路上。到目前为止，志愿者、企业和政府工作人员已经在全国种植了超过26亿棵树。埃塞俄比亚正试图扭转许多森林被砍伐的趋势。非洲农业组织报告说，埃塞俄比亚只有不到4%的土地被森林覆盖。与19世纪末30%的树木生长地相比，这一比例大幅下降。最近的一项研究报告称，种植数十亿棵树是吸收二氧化碳的最廉价、最有效的方式，从而有助于应对全球变暖。
