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Nov. 13 will be a public holiday in Kenya for citizens to plant trees, as part of an ambitious plan sparked by climate change concerns to grow 15 billion new trees by 2032.
The Kenyan government has announced a new initiative which seeks to call on civic pride and environmental consciousness in order to work together on an ambitious tree planting effort.