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Macedonia seeds hope in 5 million new trees

Mar 17, 09 | submitted by Pat Coate


"The people really enjoy being out in the fresh air and having fun planting trees."
- Boris Trajanov, Tree Day leader

Skopje, Macedonia - Campaign season has arrived in Macedonia, with presidential and municipal elections next Sunday.

On that first showing a year ago, more than 150,000 Macedonians planted 2 million trees in one day (symbolically, one for each citizen). Six million more were planted in November. Saturday’s event saw a combined 5 million trees planted nationwide by a diverse network of volunteers.

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