Nghe An launches 'Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho' Spring Quy Mao 2023

Comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee attended the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

Nearly 64 years ago, on November 28, 1959, with a strategic vision, beloved President Ho Chi Minh wrote an article in Nhan Dan newspaper titled "Tet tree planting", analyzing the great significance and practical benefits of tree planting and afforestation for the country, family and each citizen. Since then, "Tet tree planting" according to Uncle Ho's words has truly brought great benefits to the country and become a good custom of our people during the New Year and Spring.

Leaders of departments, branches and localities attended the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

Promoting the fine tradition of "Tree Planting Festival", on January 10, 2023, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee issued a plan to organize the launch of "Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho" on the occasion of Spring Quy Mao 2023.

This activity aims to promote the fine tradition of “Tet tree planting to forever remember Uncle Ho” on the occasion of welcoming the new year; continue to promote the movement of forest protection and development in the whole province; create consensus and response of all classes of people in planting trees and afforestation.

The activity also contributes to the effective implementation of the Vietnam Forestry Development Strategy in the province; Directive No. 10/CT-TU of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on promoting the development of high-quality intensive forest material areas associated with sustainable forest certification and processing industry in the period 2021-2025; Plan to implement the Project of planting 1 billion trees associated with environmental protection and climate change response.

Comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

Speaking at the program, comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that in Nghe An, "Tet tree planting to forever remember Uncle Ho" has become a traditional cultural beauty and is maintained annually with the active participation of all levels, sectors, armed forces and people in the province.

Thanks to that, in recent years, the province's tree planting, afforestation and forest protection movement has achieved many important results: Natural forest area is well managed and protected; area, productivity and quality of planted forests have increased rapidly; the province's forest cover has reached over 58%.

Comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Military Region 4 plant trees. Photo: Pham Bang

Planting trees and afforestation has made an important contribution to proactively preventing and combating natural disasters, regulating the climate, improving the ecological environment, beautifying the natural landscape, conserving biodiversity, improving the material and spiritual life of the people, contributing to socio-economic development and maintaining national security and defense.

Responding to the national tree planting festival, Nghe An will respond to the "Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho" Spring Quy Mao 2023 with all the spirit, awareness, responsibility and highest determination, striving for "every household to plant trees, every person to plant trees, the whole population to plant trees, plant forests".

Comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, departments and branches planted trees in the area of ​​the Reservoir Lake, Hung Hoa Commune (Vinh City). Photo: Pham Bang

"Nghe An is determined to fulfill the targets in the forestry and tree planting sectors in 2023, contributing to socio-economic development and ensuring security and defense, minimizing the negative impacts of climate change," emphasized comrade Nguyen Van De.

Nghe An is determined to fulfill the targets in the forestry and tree planting sectors in 2023. Photo: Pham Bang

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee called on sectors, levels, mass organizations, schools, armed forces and people of all walks of life to actively respond to the "Tet tree planting festival to forever remember Uncle Ho" Spring Quy Mao 2023 in a practical, effective, and unobtrusive manner; implement "everyone plants trees, every family plants trees, each tree grows" to contribute to the successful implementation of the task of protecting and developing forests and protecting the environment in 2023.

Provincial Youth Union leaders plant trees at the Reservoir Lake, Hung Hoa Commune (Vinh City). Photo: Pham Bang

After the ceremony, leaders of Nghe An province, Military Region 4, departments, branches, organizations and localities planted trees in the area of ​​​​Regulation Lake, Hung Hoa commune (Vinh city); thereby contributing to regulating the climate, improving the ecological environment, beautifying the natural landscape, and at the same time starting the tree planting and afforestation movement of Nghe An province in 2023.