'Green Temple' program plants more than 1,100 trees on Dai Hue mountain

Scene of the ceremony. Photo: Huy Thu

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Dao Xuan Hung - Editor-in-Chief of Natural Resources and Environment Magazine, representatives of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, leaders of Nam Dan district, and accompanying companies...

On the Buddhist side, there were Most Venerable Thich Thanh Dam - Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Central Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Head of the Cultural Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

Representatives of Natural Resources and Environment Magazine presented trees to the pagoda. Photo: Huy Thu

Responding to the Prime Minister's initiative to plant 1 billion trees launched in Directive No. 45/CT-TTg dated December 31, 2020 on organizing the "Tet Tree Planting" movement and strengthening forest development; along with the call of Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, Natural Resources and Environment MagazineEnvironmentcooperate with a number of companies to implement the "Green Temple" project.

Dr. Dao Xuan Hung - Editor-in-Chief of Natural Resources and Environment Magazine, Head of the Organizing Committee of the "Green Pagoda" program said: This is a community program that attracts the attention of society to join in planting trees at pagodas, temples, and cultural relic sites to contribute to creating a green, clean, and beautiful environmental landscape and cultural space for the areas.relics, temples, pagodas...

The Organizing Committee awarded commemorative medals to accompanying units and individuals. Photo: Huy Thu

At the same time, contribute to promoting cultural values.traditionalof the nation, especially the community's cooperation in preserving and promoting tangible cultural values ​​through practical and effective actions to create green spaces in sacred places. One more tree planted will contribute to educating today's young generation to always be aware of planting trees and protecting the environment for the green of life.

At the ceremony, representatives of the Natural Resources and Environment Magazine and accompanying companies and businessmen donated trees to Dai Tue Pagoda. On this occasion, the program's Organizing Committee also awarded commemorative medals to a number of units and individuals.

Representatives of the magazine, the temple, companies, and delegates organized tree planting in the temple grounds. Photo: Huy Thu

Immediately after the ceremony, representatives of the Magazine, the pagoda, the accompanying companies and the delegates organized the planting of 1,115 new trees in the Dai Tue pagoda grounds, including 500 camphor trees, 150 Nam Anh persimmon trees, 150 grapefruit trees, 100 mango trees, 100 peach trees, 100 plum trees, and 15 bodhi trees.

The "Green Temple" program aims to promote the spirit of solidarity.community, individuals and organizations, in mobilizing collective strength, further expanding tree planting activities to respond to the emergency of climate change and environmental pollution.

Women of Nam Anh commune participate in planting trees in the "Green Pagoda" program. Photo: Huy Thu

Thereby, contributing significantly to spreading the meaning of tree planting to a large number of monks, nuns, Buddhists and people in improving the ecological environment, preventing and combating natural disasters, regulating the climate, improving people's spiritual life, bringing a clean and healthy life to everyone.

This is a program with profound humanistic values, contributing to spreading love for nature and the environment.