School and college graduates in Finland should plant 10 trees to receive a diploma

The Philippine government passed a law that obliges all school and college students to plant at least ten trees. It will not only restore an old tradition but also help fight climate change with millions of new plants, writes “Agro-Center”.

“Even if only 10% of all seedlings survive, we will still have hundreds of millions of trees,”

says the author of the law, Harry Alejano.

Trees will be planted in forests, nature reserves, military landfills, abandoned areas and in some urban areas.

Each year, 12 million Filipinos complete primary school, about 5 million – secondary should and half a million students graduate from higher education institutions. According to Alejandro, if each of them complies with the law, 175 million new trees will appear in the country each year.

The new law should help restore the ecological system of the country as, in the twentieth century, its total forest cover decreased from 70% to 20%. One of the main problems in the Philippines is deforestation. Fewer trees increase the risk of flooding and landslides, which are becoming catastrophic.

In addition, the law can help deal with global warming.