14 November 2018 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro and the Forestry Department are implementing a campaign of afforestation throughout the territory of Montenegro, symbolically implemented under the slogan – “One tree for each citizen of Montenegro”.
During autumn, the afforestation plan is to plant 630,000 seedlings of autochthonous species throughout Montenegro. In the framework of numerous activities for preserving and improving forest resources, the Government has committed 200,000 EUR for this particular segment.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Milutin Simović, has also participated in the implementation of this action in Bijelo Polje. During this afforestation campaign, Minister Simović concluded that “the action of afforestation - 630 thousand seedlings - One tree for each citizen, aims to awaken the widest social energy and, with concrete action, to show shared care and responsibility for preserving precious natural resources such as forests”.
Aside from the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro and the Forestry Department, the list of participants of the afforestation campaign also included the representatives of the local Government of Bijelo Polje, led by the President of the Municipality Petar Smolović, representatives of the Association of Private Owners of Forests from Bijelo Polje, the concessionaire "Šik Lim", representatives of hunting organizations of Bijelo Polje and Petnjica, pupils of the Secondary Vocational School in Bijelo Polje, as well as representatives of several non-governmental organizations. The participants expressed their satisfaction with the opportunity to contribute to the protection and conservation of forests, and thus to protect the environment and conditions for a better quality of life.
The action "One tree for each citizen of Montenegro" is being intensively implemented for two weeks at defined locations throughout the country. The Ministry has allocated 17 motorized seedling planting machines to all district units of the Forestry Department, which will significantly contribute to more efficient and quality tree planting.
