Uachtarán na hÉireann, President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina hosted the planting of a 2,000 tree native-variety mini forest in the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin.
The trees, planted in conjunction with the Office of Public Works, are part of the One Hundred Million Trees Project, a community-driven volunteer project that has as its aim to plant 100 million native variety trees throughout Ireland over the next decade, aimed at fostering environmental sustainability, creating greater biodiversity and combating climate change.
Since it commenced in 2022, the 100 Million Trees Project has led to 220,000 trees being planted across the country. This year, the project is planning to plan 550,000 trees across 230 sites in 2019 counties between November and May.
You can read the full press release here.
