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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071005/ap_on_sc/indonesia_deforestation

Indonesia aims to plant 79 million trees 

By ZAKKI HAKIM, Associated Press Writer 
Fri Oct 5, 5:55 AM ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia, which is losing its forests faster than any other country, hopes to plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of a major U.N. climate change meeting this year, a forestry ministry spokesman said Friday. 

The trees, mostly eucalyptus and teak, will be planted across the world's fourth-largest nation on Nov. 28, said the spokesman Masyhud, who uses one name.

"We aim to get Indonesia greener as soon as we can and reduce forest degradation as much as possible," he said.

A Greenpeace forest activist, Hapsoro, said the planting of trees was admirable, but was almost pointless in the face of Indonesia's rapid deforestation...

 

Ed Nizalowski

Newark Valley, NY