Sunday’s approval by Israel’s ministerial cabinet of a bold plan to plant 450,000 trees in cities as part of climate change adaptation.
The goal must reach its goals by 2040. It will cost $720million.
According to a plan prepared by Prime Minister Naftali Bing and the ministers for Environmental Protection and Agriculture Tamar Zandberg and Oded Furer, the trees will go along 18,640 miles.
Bennett stated that climate has been made a national goal by the Israeli government. “More that 90% of the country’s population lives in urban areas. The warmer the climate, the more difficult it will become to move outside.
He explained that he was preparing to plant half a billion trees along the roads of all the cities he passes through.
Zandberg says cities need more shade, trees, and nature-based solutions for climate change. “It’s time for the government take a decision to ensure that urban planning adapts to changing climate conditions.”
Forer stated that the plan would achieve two goals: to protect the environment and improve urban space.
