Addis Ababa, September 10, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew, alongside senior government officials, have marked the completion of Ethiopia’s 2026 Green Legacy seedling-planting campaign by jointly planting seedlings.

The closing event was held under this year’s theme, “Let Us Plant Hope,” as Ethiopia concluded its annual nationwide tree-planting campaign.

In a message shared by the Office of the Prime Minister, the completion of the campaign was described as a reminder that every seedling planted represents a living symbol of unity, national renaissance and sustainable development.

Addis Ababa, September 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is taking its Green Legacy experience beyond its borders, using youth-led cooperation with African counterparts to advance environmental action while strengthening bilateral relations, people-to-people ties and Pan-African cooperation.

The second round of the Plant Africa Fraternity Initiative, an extension of Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, has brought Ethiopian youth leaders together with counterparts and institutions in Nigeria and Zimbabwe for joint tree planting, experience-sharing and environmental cooperation.

In Abuja, a seven-member Prosperity Party Youth Wing delegation joined the youth wing of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to plant Ethiopian indigenous seedlings. APC Youth League Chairman Dr. Dayo Abdullahi Israel described Ethiopia’s Green Legacy as a model with continental relevance.

Addis Ababa, September 3, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is taking its Green Legacy experience beyond its borders, deploying 24 young people to Zimbabwe, Ghana and Nigeria to share the country’s approaches to environmental conservation, afforestation and tree planting under the “Plant Africa Fraternity Initiative.”

Prosperity Party Youth Wing Vice President and Head of the Main Office Abang Kumudan said the initiative is being implemented for the second time, with eight Ethiopian youths traveling to each of the three countries. The programme will subsequently expand to other African countries, she said.

The initiative is designed not only to share Ethiopia’s experience but also to strengthen diplomatic and people-to-people ties with participating countries. It builds on a similar tree-planting activity undertaken in Pakistan last year.

Addis Ababa, August 29, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is contributing to a healthier generation by supporting a cleaner environment, strengthening climate resilience and addressing health risks associated with climate change, Executive Director of the African Constituency Bureau (ACB) for the Global Fund Henry Fomundam said.

Fomundam made the remarks following the conclusion of the 76th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Addis Ababa, which brought together African, regional, continental and global health leaders.

The forum highlighted Ethiopia’s efforts to develop a digital and artificial intelligence-supported health system, describing the initiative as a model for African countries in disease prevention and treatment.

Addis Ababa, August 19, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia spotlighted its Green Legacy Initiative, climate action and environmental sustainability efforts at the BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi on August 18 under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship.

Ethiopia highlighted the Green Legacy Initiative and its contributions to environmental protection, alongside progress in forest development, land restoration and sustainable land management.

The country also presented measures aimed at strengthening climate resilience, including early warning systems and efforts to prevent and respond to wildfires.

Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative extends far beyond tree planting and environmental restoration, serving as a strategic national undertaking to protect and sustainably develop the country’s natural resources while strengthening the foundations of long-term development, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said.

In a message shared on his social media platforms today, Temesgen said the initiative is strengthening Ethiopia’s resilience to climate change, restoring degraded ecosystems and contributing to the transformation of the country into a greener and more productive landscape.

Addis Ababa, August 10, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is increasingly using geospatial technology to move its Green Legacy Initiative beyond the scale of tree planting and toward more precise monitoring of where seedlings are planted, how much land is covered and how successfully they are taking root.

The Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI) said the planting, monitoring and survival rates of seedlings under the Green Legacy Initiative are now being verified through geospatial technologies, including GPS measurements and satellite-image analysis.

The institute’s Lead Executive for Mapping, Tewodros Kassahun, said the use of scientific geospatial tools had significantly improved the quality and reliability of information generated through the initiative.

Addis Ababa, August 5, 2026 (FMC) — What began in 2019 as a national response to environmental degradation has grown into one of Ethiopia’s most ambitious development movements, extending beyond forest restoration to support food sovereignty, climate resilience and sustainable economic transformation.

Through the Green Legacy Initiative, Ethiopia has transformed tree planting into a nationwide movement that combines environmental restoration with broader development goals, including agricultural productivity, ecosystem protection and improved livelihoods.

Since its launch, Ethiopia has planted more than 54.5 billion tree seedlings, making the initiative one of the world’s largest nature-based restoration efforts. The country aims to increase this figure to 56 billion . . . .

Addis Ababa, August 4, 2026 (FMC) — The planet is sending increasingly urgent signals. Rising temperatures, shrinking ecosystems, land degradation and extreme climate events have transformed environmental protection from a choice into a shared responsibility for humanity’s survival.

At a time when the Earth’s natural systems are under mounting pressure, Ethiopia has chosen a path of restoration — planting life where landscapes have been challenged, rebuilding ecosystems where nature has been weakened and turning environmental responsibility into a national mission with a message that reaches beyond its borders.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — In a world where climate warnings are growing more urgent and nations are under increasing pressure to transform environmental commitments into tangible results, Ethiopia has demonstrated the power of turning ambition into action.

On Monday, Ethiopians from all walks of life planted 805.3 million seedlings within 12 hours, exceeding the national target of 800 million seedlings set for the one-day Green Legacy campaign and marking another major milestone in Ethiopia’s drive to restore its landscapes.

The achievement represents more than a record measured in seedlings. It reflects a national choice to set an ambitious environmental vision, build the capacity required to implement it and mobilize millions of citizens around a shared mission.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Great transformations are rarely built by a single moment. They emerge from an unseen architecture of vision, institutions, coordination and collective determination — the foundations that allow societies to confront complex challenges and achieve what once appeared beyond reach.

Ethiopia’s latest Green Legacy milestone offers a powerful illustration of this reality: how a nation can organize its institutions, mobilize its people and direct collective energy toward one of the defining challenges of the modern era — restoring nature in a warming world.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Every seedling planted under Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative carries a story — a story of millions of people choosing to act, to restore their environment and to shape a greener future through their own hands.

On Monday, that collective spirit unfolded on an extraordinary scale. Some 26.2 million Ethiopians from all walks of life planted 805.3 million seedlings within 12 hours, surpassing the target set for the one-day national campaign.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — As the planet faces a deepening climate crisis and the gap between environmental warnings and meaningful action continues to challenge the international community, Ethiopia is pursuing a different path — one where climate commitment is measured not only by promises, but by roots planted in the ground.

On Monday, Ethiopia delivered another major milestone in its Green Legacy Initiative as 26.2 million Ethiopians from all walks of life planted 805.3 million seedlings within 12 hours, surpassing the national target of 800 million seedlings for the one-day campaign.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — On Monday, Ethiopia turned millions of hands into instruments of environmental renewal as Ethiopians from all walks of life planted 805.3 million seedlings within 12 hours, sending a powerful message from the Horn of Africa at a time when the world faces one of its defining challenges: the accelerating impacts of climate change.

While communities across the globe continue to confront rising temperatures, extreme weather events, land degradation and growing pressure on natural ecosystems, Ethiopia has chosen a path of restoration, resilience and long-term environmental responsibility.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Truneh has congratulated Ethiopians following the completion of the country’s one-day Green Legacy Initiative campaign, which saw 805.3 million seedlings planted within 12 hours through the participation of 26.2 million citizens nationwide.

In a message shared after Ethiopia surpassed its target of planting 800 million seedlings in a single day, the Deputy Prime Minister said the achievement reflects what can be accomplished when a nation acts with unity, determination, and shared purpose.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has planted 6.5 billion seedlings so far toward the more than 8 billion-seedling target set for the 2026 Green Legacy planting season, describing the progress as a demonstration of the country’s capacity to translate ambitious plans into action through collective effort.

The Prime Minister made the remarks following the successful completion of Ethiopia’s one-day Green Legacy planting campaign held on Monday, during which 805.3 million seedlings were planted within 12 hours with the participation of 26.2 million citizens across the country.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has hailed Ethiopia’s record-breaking Green Legacy achievement, saying the successful planting of 805.3 million seedlings by 26.2 million citizens within 12 hours demonstrates the country’s capacity for collective action and sets an example for Africa.

The Prime Minister made the remarks following the conclusion of today’s nationwide one-day Green Legacy Initiative planting campaign, during which Ethiopians from all walks of life participated in planting more than 805 million seedlings, surpassing the target of 800 million seedlings set for the 12-hour exercise.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has set a new milestone under its Green Legacy Initiative, planting 805.3 million seedlings in a 12-hour nationwide campaign and surpassing both its target of 800 million seedlings and the previous one-day national record.

The latest achievement exceeded the record set during last year’s one-day Green Legacy campaign, when more than 714 million seedlings were planted within 12 hours.

Millions of Ethiopians from all walks of life participated in the nationwide campaign held under the theme “Let’s Plant Hope,” contributing to one of Africa’s largest environmental restoration efforts.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Speakers of Ethiopia’s two federal houses have praised the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) for advancing environmental restoration, sustainable economic growth and national unity through collective action.

Speaking during Ethiopia’s nationwide campaign to plant 800 million seedlings in a single day, Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives Tagesse Chafo said the initiative has evolved beyond a tree-planting campaign into a comprehensive national development strategy supporting environmental protection, agricultural transformation and long-term economic progress.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — #Ethiopian diplomatic missions across the world have joined the country’s Green Legacy Initiative, conducting tree-planting activities and engaging Ethiopian communities abroad, local partners and friends of Ethiopia in support of the national environmental campaign.

Under the theme “Let’s Plant Hope,” Ethiopian embassies and missions across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America carried out seedling plantation programs at their compounds and other designated locations, demonstrating the growing international reach of Ethiopia’s environmental restoration efforts.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — More than 700 million tree seedlings have been planted so far in Ethiopia’s nationwide one-day Green Legacy tree planting campaign, Government Communication Service Minister Enetealem Melese announced.

The minister said that as of 4 PM today, more than 22.2 million Ethiopians had taken part in the nationwide tree planting campaign.

The seedlings planted so far cover over 256,000 hectares of land, according to the minister, who highlighted the strong public participation in the country’s ongoing environmental restoration efforts.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Regional chief administrators across Ethiopia have highlighted the growing contribution of the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) to environmental restoration, climate resilience, agricultural productivity, food security and sustainable livelihoods as millions of citizens participated in the nationwide campaign to plant 800 million seedlings in a single day.

The regional leaders, who took part in the massive tree-planting campaign in their respective areas, said the initiative has evolved beyond environmental protection into a broad-based development effort delivering economic and social benefits to communities.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — The Green Legacy Initiative has demonstrated the power of collective public action in restoring nature, strengthening climate resilience, and advancing Ethiopia’s environmental goals, Vice President of the Prosperity Party (PP) Adem Farah said.

Adem Farah made the remarks after participating in Ethiopia’s nationwide one-day campaign to plant 800 million seedlings, which has brought together millions of citizens, government officials, and political leaders across the country.

He said the Green Legacy Initiative has become a practical demonstration of Ethiopia’s commitment to addressing climate change while restoring degraded ecosystems and improving livelihoods.

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Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — President Taye Atske-Selassie said Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative has set a global benchmark for collective environmental action, highlighting the country’s unprecedented nationwide mobilization for ecological restoration and sustainable development.

The President made the remarks after joining millions of Ethiopians participating in the nationwide one-day campaign to plant 800 million seedlings. He planted tree seedlings alongside staff members of the Office of the President at the Chaka Project in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — More than 578.6 million seedlings have been planted by midday under Ethiopia’s nationwide one-day Green Legacy campaign, Government Communication Service Minister Enatalem Meles announced.

Providing a midday update on the ongoing nationwide tree-planting drive, the minister said 18.6 million Ethiopians had taken part in the campaign across the country.

She said the seedlings planted so far cover more than 209,700 hectares of land.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Truneh said the country’s Green Legacy Initiative has turned collective action into a promise for future generations, as millions of Ethiopians from all walks of life joined a nationwide one-day campaign to plant 800 million seedlings.

In a message shared during the ongoing Green Legacy planting campaign, the Deputy Prime Minister said Ethiopians came together before the first light touched the country’s mountains, plains, and valleys, united by a shared responsibility to build a greener and more sustainable future.

Addis Ababa, August 2, 2026 (FMC) — Across the world, as climate change reshapes landscapes, threatens ecosystems and places unprecedented pressure on food and water systems, a profound question is emerging: how can humanity restore the balance between development and nature?

In #Ethiopia, the answer is being written not only in policies and commitments, but also in the soil itself.

Through the Green Legacy Initiative, Ethiopia has embarked on a historic journey of environmental renewal, transforming tree planting from a seasonal activity into a national movement that connects ecological restoration with economic growth, climate resilience and the aspirations of future generations.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopians’ collective efforts through the Green Legacy Initiative are building a lasting environmental legacy for current and future generations.

The Prime Minister made the remarks after planting seedlings as part of the ongoing nationwide one-day Green Legacy planting campaign alongside First Lady Zinash Tayachew and members of the COP32 National Steering Committee.

Prime Minister Abiy said the Green Legacy Initiative has continued to grow stronger over the past eight years through public commitment and a shared belief that Ethiopians can work together to nurture a greener and more sustainable future.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — The FDRE Government Communication Service Minister Enatalem Meles said 200 million seedlings have been planted so far as part of Ethiopia’s one-day Green Legacy tree-planting campaign.

The Minister announced the progress at 9:00 a.m. as millions of Ethiopians from all walks of life continue participating in the nationwide campaign aimed at planting 800 million seedlings in a single day.

She said the ongoing campaign reflects the collective commitment of Ethiopians to advance the country’s green development efforts through coordinated action and shared responsibility.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is positioning the country’s environmental efforts as part of global solutions to climate challenges, highlighting the role of collective action in building a sustainable future.

The Prime Minister made the remarks while joining Ethiopians from all walks of life participating in the nationwide one-day Green Legacy tree-planting campaign.

Planting seedlings at the Artificial Intelligence University, Prime Minister Abiy said trees represent hope and that the seedlings being planted today are investments in tomorrow and the future of children.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia today is undertaking one of the world’s largest coordinated environmental actions as millions of citizens across the country join a nationwide campaign to plant 800 million tree seedlings in a single day, turning collective action into a powerful statement of climate responsibility and environmental restoration.

The one-day planting campaign, carried out under the Green_Legacy Initiative (GLI), reflects Ethiopia’s continued commitment to restoring degraded landscapes, strengthening ecosystems and building a resilient green future amid growing global concerns over climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Millions of Ethiopians from all walks of life are planting 800 million tree seedlings across the country today in a remarkable display of unity in purpose and action, Government Communication Service Minister Enatalem Meles said.

In a statement marking the historic one-day nationwide Green Legacy campaign, Enatalem Meles said millions of Ethiopians are planting 800 million seedlings through unity of purpose and action, describing the effort as a powerful demonstration of the country’s collective commitment to restoring degraded landscapes.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2026 (FMC) — Millions of Ethiopians from all walks of life have mobilized since early dawn on Monday as the country launched a landmark nationwide campaign to plant 800 million tree seedlings in a single day under the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI).

Citizens across Ethiopia’s regions and cities are taking part in the massive environmental campaign, with communities, farmers, students, youth, women, government institutions, private sector actors and various stakeholders joining hands to contribute to one of the country’s largest coordinated green development actions.

Addis Ababa, August 2, 2026 (FMC) — Across Ethiopia’s mountains, valleys, farmlands and urban landscapes, a remarkable transformation has been unfolding — a national effort that begins with a seedling but reaches far beyond planting trees, touching ecosystems, livelihoods, food systems and the country’s vision for a sustainable future.

Launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 2019, the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) emerged as Ethiopia’s ambitious response to decades of environmental degradation, deforestation, soil erosion and the growing impacts of climate change. Built on the belief that restoring nature is inseparable from building prosperity, the initiative has grown into one of the largest environmental restoration movements in Africa and a symbol of Ethiopia’s commitment to climate action.

Addis Ababa, August 2, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has finalized preparations for its historic One-Day National Tree Planting Campaign, with the country set to plant 800 million tree seedlings on August 3 as part of the #Green_Legacy Initiative.

Nationwide preparations have been completed for the landmark campaign, with planting sites identified, seedlings prepared and logistical arrangements finalized to ensure broad public participation across regional states and city administrations

Being conducted under the theme “Let’s Plant Hope,” the one-day campaign is expected to bring together millions of Ethiopians in a collective effort to strengthen environmental restoration, climate resilience and sustainable development.

Addis Ababa, August 2, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) is delivering significant environmental and economic benefits by restoring watersheds, strengthening water resources, enhancing agricultural productivity and supporting sustainable development beyond the country’s borders, Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Itefa said.

The Minister said the initiative, backed by scientific evidence, has improved water retention, reduced soil erosion, supported dam sustainability and contributed to increased agricultural productivity while also benefiting neighboring and downstream countries.