Millions of trees planted in Sabah

A tree a day: A volunteer planting a tree in conjunction with International Forest Day at the Sabah Forestry Department headquarter’s Taman Warisan trail. — Bernama

SANDAKAN: More than 17 million trees of various species have been successfully planted across Sabah under the Greening Malaysia campaign.

Sabah’s Chief Conservator of Forests Datuk Frederick Kugan said that in response to the campaign, the Sabah Forestry Department aims to plant 40 million trees in the state, with a target of eight million trees to be planted annually.