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Aug 14 2009

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INDIA GOES FOR TREEPLANTING WORLD RECORD

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I’ve never really been on to go in for Guinness World Record attempts, but this one’s pretty cool: The UNEP highlights the latest effort to go down in history as having planted the most trees in a single day without mechanical equipment. Volunteers in Dungarpur, India attempted yesterday to plant 600,000 trees in 24 hours:

The volunteers planted mango, neem, teak, and jatropha. Once planted the trees will be adopted by local people — and supervised by the Indian Forestry Service — to ensure that they are water and properly cared for.

No word yet on the final tree tally.

HIT FROM: Treehugger.com

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