Ministry To Increase Tree Planting Activities

Jakarta, Nov 13 (Antara) - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry will increase tree planting activities in efforts to support land rehabilitation and preserve ecosystem, a cabinet minister said. "We will continue the good program of the previous government, including increasing tree planting activities," Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said here on Wednesday. She said that the tree planting program that had been carried out so far was a very good program. In 2013, the tree planting program succeeded in planting 1.8 billion trees while this year it was expected to reach two billion. In order to arise the spirit of people in planting trees, Siti said her ministry would celebrate the anniversary of the "Indonesia Tree Planting Day" and the "Tree Planting Month". The anniversary will be held in Monogiri, Central Java, and is expected to be attended by President Joko Widodo.