United Nations Billion Tree Campaign

=== Global News ===
2010
	India joins UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign, planting two billion trees since 2007, 25 February United Nations Environment Programme, 25 February 2010
2009
*United Nations Billion Tree Campaign reaches and overtakes its revised goal to see 7 billion trees planted around the world, one for each person on the planet, during September 2009. Some 7.4 billion trees have now been planted on every continent. Leading planting countries include the People's Republic of China, Ethiopia, Turkey, Mexico, Kenya, Cuba, and Indonesia. December 31 United Nations Environment Programme, December 31, 2009 
As of December 31 2008, more than 4,319,593,340 trees have already been pledged and 2,599,045,202 planted. To date, 165 countries have participated, with planting having taken place in 161 countries. United Nations Environment Programme, December 31 2008 
Seven billion trees - to be planted by the end of 2009, is the new target set by the campaign in the lead up to Copenhagen. 
=== Related Wikipdeia content ===
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=== External lniks ===
*UNEP's billion trees campaign
References
Category:Woodland and forest
Category:Campaigns