Addis Ababa, June 15, 2026 (FMC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today officially launched Ethiopia’s 2026 Green Legacy planting season, setting a target of planting eight billion seedlings nationwide during this year’s annual environmental campaign.
Announcing the launch in a social media post, the Prime Minister said this year’s campaign marks another step toward Ethiopia’s broader goal of planting 65 billion trees under the Green Legacy Initiative.
Calling on Ethiopians to take part in the nationwide effort, Abiy urged citizens to join the movement and “leave your green legacy for future generations.”
Launched in 2019, the Green Legacy Initiative has become Ethiopia’s flagship environmental restoration program, aimed at restoring degraded landscapes, expanding forest cover, strengthening climate resilience, conserving biodiversity, and promoting sustainable development through mass tree planting and ecosystem restoration.
To date, Ethiopia has planted more than 48 billion seedlings under the initiative, making it one of the world’s largest environmental restoration campaigns.
Conducted annually during Ethiopia’s main rainy season, the Green Legacy campaign mobilizes millions of citizens to plant trees across urban and rural areas as part of the country’s broader efforts to build a climate-resilient green economy.