On March 16, 2024, Turkmenistan will kick off a nationwide tree planting campaign as announced by the online publication "TurkmenPortal". The corresponding decree No. 867 of February 9, 2024, titled "On Tree Planting in Turkmenistan in 2024", was signed by the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, during the latest extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
The campaign aims to create forested areas in the country and ensure proper care for the planted trees. The decree instructs ministries, departments, hyakimliks of regions, and the cities of Ashgabat and Arkadag to ensure a high level of organization for the Nationwide Tree Planting Campaign.
In total, the greening campaign will see the planting of 3 million trees of various species.
