APN prepares to celebrate the completion of the 2nd Million Tree Campaign | The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature
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العربية تستعد للإحتفال بإنجاز زراعة المليون الثاني

In celebration of planting the Second Million Trees in Palestine to enhance the resilience of farmers on their land, the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN), in collaboration with its partner the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees  and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, carried out a project to plant 290,062 fruit seedlings for 9,247 acres in different areas in Palestine (Jericho, Tubas, Nablus, Qalqilia, Tulkarm, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jenin, Ramallah, Jerusalem and Gaza Strip). The project has benefited more than 2351 farmers, providing food and income to close to 15,875 family members. Furthermore, the project will also include 36 training workshops and 200 awareness campaigns for Palestinian farmers.

By the end of June 2014, APN completed its Second Million Tree Campaign in cooperation with its partners in Palestine (the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees, The Palestinian Agricultural Farmers Union, Al-Nahda Rural Society and other organizations and bodies). The first two campaigns have cultivated more than 90,771 donums owned by 17,456 farmers supporting families of 122,192 persons.It is noteworthy that APN shall launch the Third Million Tree Campaign in a huge event to be announced in due course.