Bangladesh Donates 20,000 Trees to Support Maldives Planting Programme
- Bangladesh donated 20,000 trees to support the Maldives' five million tree planting programme.
- The donation is the largest the Maldives has received, surpassing Sri Lanka's 1,000 trees.
- Ministers from both countries planted trees and highlighted shared environmental and climate cooperation.
Bangladesh has donated 20,000 trees to the Maldives, providing support for the government’s five million tree planting programme.
The trees were handed over by Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman at a ceremony at Lonuziyaaraiy Park in Male’. Maldives Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam and Climate Change, Environment and Energy Minister Ali Shareef received the donation.
The three ministers also planted trees at the park.
Ali Shareef said the trees would contribute to the national programme, which aims to plant five million trees over five years. He said discussions with Bangladesh’s environment minister had helped facilitate the donation and thanked the Bangladeshi government for arranging it shortly after the two countries held talks.
Iruthisham Adam said the donation reflected the close relationship between the Maldives and Bangladesh, as well as their shared focus on environmental protection. She said the trees would benefit future generations.
Dr Khalilur Rahman said both countries face climate-related risks and that the donation represented cooperation in responding to those challenges. He said Bangladesh has a practice of donating trees to friendly countries.
The donation is the largest number of trees the Maldives has received from another country. The previous largest contribution was 1,000 trees from Sri Lanka.
The consignment includes shade trees, flowering trees and fruit trees.
