Ulaanbaatar, May 8, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Under the "Billions of Trees" National Movement of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar City will plant trees in eight locations this year.

Specifically, trees will be planted in the following locations: the "IGM Botanical Garden" in Bayanzurkh District, the "Green Wall" strip along the Turgen River in Khan-Uul District, the "Shine Nalaikh Botanical Garden" in Nalaikh District, the "Bayangol Botanical Garden" in Bayangol District, the "Inchon Dream Grove" in Songinokhairkhan District, Aitsyn Am in Khan-Uul District, Gachuurt Zam-1 and "Tree Nursery of Governor’s Office of Ulaanbaatar" in Bayanzurkh District, and the "Khambyn Ovoo" in Songinokhairkhan District.

Forestry experts are providing guidance to public organizations, businesses, and individuals according to the selected date and time for planting trees in designated areas. Citizens have the opportunity to choose their preferred location, date, and time to participate in tree planting based on their suggestions.

The President of Mongolia announced Mongolia’s commitment to planting and fostering one billion trees by 2030 at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference and launched the "Billions of Trees" National Movement. According to the Presidential Decree, the National Tree Planting Days are on Saturdays and Sundays of May and September every year. This aims to protect the environment, cherish traditions and customs of loving and living in harmony with nature, reduce the impact of climate change, increase forest and water resources, ensure ecological balance, and increase the country’s forest reserves to 9 percent.

The President of Mongolia announced Mongolia’s commitment to planting and fostering one billion trees by 2030 at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference and launched the "Billions of Trees" National Movement. According to the Presidential Decree, National Tree Planting Days are observed on the Saturdays and Sundays of May and September every year. This initiative aims to protect the environment, preserve traditions of living in harmony with nature, mitigate climate change, increase forest and water resources, ensure ecological balance, and raise the country’s forest cover to 9 percent.

Since preparations for tree planting have been made in previous years, Mongolia will begin large-scale tree planting this year. Specifically, the National Movement is set to intensify between 2025 and 2027, with plans to plant 570 million trees, and will continue sustainably from 2028 to 2030 to plant 850 million more. As of today, 84 million trees have been planted under the Movement, either directly or in equivalent terms. This effort has led to a 5-6 times increase in the number of trees, seedlings, seed reserves, and nurseries compared to previous years. With 12.1 tons of seed reserves from 39 species of trees collected nationwide, it is now possible to cultivate 292 million seedlings. The goal is to increase the stockpile of seedlings and saplings to 100 million in the future.