Govt launches Tree Bank program

Govt launches Tree Bank program

TEMANGGUNG: The office of the State Minister of the
Environment launched on Friday its Tree Bank program to replant
barren land across the country.

Environment minister Nabiel Makarim kicked off the program by
planting seedlings in Temanggung, Central Java, one of the areas
to be reforested in the drive.

The program, which targets planting 40,000 trees to reforest
100 hectares of barren land, involves the government, the private
sector, non-governmental organizations and local people.

The office of the state minister collects seeds from private
companies or non-governmental organizations and distributes them
to the local people.

The program would be monitored directly by the State Ministry
for the Environment, in cooperation with local administrations.
-- Antara.