The tiny Himalayan kingdom of
Bhutan has made its way into the Guinness book of records for
the first time ever by becoming the country to plant the largest
number of trees in an hour, media reported Thursday.
On June 2 a team of 100 volunteers planted 49,672 trees
near the capital Thimphu, beating the record of 48,885 trees
established by an Indian team three years previously.
The tree planting was organised by Bhutan Eco-Green
Initiative Network in partnership with the agriculture and
forestry ministry on the occasion of the annual social forestry
day.
"The entire country is happy," said organiser Karma
Tshering.
"The world record shows that Bhutan's young generations
want a clean and green future. We will never compromise on
this."
Over 75% of the country is currently covered by forest and
under the constitution forest cover must never fall below 60%.
Nature is also a key component of the 'gross national
happiness' concept originally coined by Bhutan's King Jigme
Singye Wangchuck in 1972.
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