Green Legacy Initiative Lends Opportunity for Indigenous Plant Based Environmental Conservation

Addis Ababa, July 19/2024 (ENA) Head of Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Alemtsehay Paulos, stated that the Green Legacy initiative has created favorable opportunities for Ethiopia's environmental conservation works based on indigenous plants.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh, along with staff from the Prime Minister's Office, have planted indigenous tree seedlings as part of this year’s Green Legacy Initiative tree planting campaign in the Chaka project.

Since the launch of the initiative, areas previously covered with eucalyptus trees have been replaced with indigenous trees.

On the occasion, Head of Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Alemtsehay Paulos, mentioned that the office staff participated in planting indigenous seedlings for the second time in this year's Green Legacy Initiative.

 

She recalled that the office staff had previously planted fruit tree seedlings in areas prepared with indigenous terracing techniques.

Today, they planted indigenous seedlings in areas that were previously covered with eucalyptus trees.

Alemtsehay highlighted that the Green Legacy Initiative has created favorable opportunities for environmental conservation work based on indigenous plants.

She added that Ethiopians, without distinction, have been participating in the Green Legacy Program and achieving impressive results.

The head stressed the need to continue this collective effort with renewed vigor in the coming year.

 

Staff members who participated in the program noted that the Green Legacy initiative has multiple benefits beyond environmental protection.

Head of Ethics and Anti-Corruption at the Office, Tsige Birhanu, stated that the Green Legacy Initiative is not only about environmental conservation but also an integral part of achieving food self-sufficiency.

Another staff member, Muluneh Nigussie, emphasized that the Green Legacy Initiative is a program in which all Ethiopians participate with a sense of ownership.

He pointed out that the program enables the passing down of a better country to future generations, stressing that this is the responsibility of every citizen