page_title: Arbor Day
section_title: Mexico
hierarchical_section_title: Arbor Day / Around the world / Mexico
caption_attribution_description: Español: Conmemoración del Día del Árbol en México. Balleza, Chihuahua. 10 de julio de 2013.
context_page_description: Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
context_section_description: The Día del Árbol was established in Mexico in 1959 with President Adolfo López Mateos issuing a decree that it should be observed on the 2nd Thursday of July.
caption: President Enrique Peña Nieto plants a tree in Balleza, Chihuahua to commemorate the Día del Árbol 2013.
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