The Philippines is going to record by planting trees!

The Dhaka Times Desk Trees help us survive. Trees are also essential for maintaining the balance of the environment. Still we cut or destroy trees. But the Philippines is going to set a world record by planting this tree!

Trees are our life force. These plants take harmful carbon dioxide and provide oxygen for our life. Trees also play a special role in maintaining the balance of the environment. But stay away from planting these trees in our country, everyone is active in killing trees.

The Philippine government has planted trees with a new initiative. And they are going to create a new record by planting this tree. Officials claimed that 3.2 million trees were planted in an hour under the National Forestry Program in the country.

But the world record will take some more time. Because Guinness World Records will take several weeks to confirm its authenticity. However, Philippine officials are very optimistic about this record. They say that they are fully confident of breaking the record set by India on August 15, 2011 by planting 1.9 million trees, by planting 3.2 million trees in an hour. School and college students also participated in this tree planting program.

Philippine environmental officer Mark Fragada told the media that the trees were planted in 6 separate areas of Mindanao Island in the southern part of the Philippines. 1 lakh 60 thousand government officials, students and volunteers participated in this tree planting program led by the military.