Mongolia is racing against climate change with a superhero-worthy mission: planting trees at lightning speed. Since 2021, the country has rooted 84 million trees as part of its ‘Billion Trees’ campaign 🌍—a bold plan to combat desertification threatening 77% of its land. Talk about leveling up!
Launched by President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh at the UN General Assembly, the initiative aims to plant 1 billion trees by 2030. Officials report tree-planting efforts have already skyrocketed 5–6 times compared to pre-campaign days, with nurseries and saplings multiplying faster than TikTok trends 📈.
Why the urgency? Mongolia’s vast 1.5 million sq km landscape is now less than 10% forested, and yellow dust storms—turbocharged by climate change—are becoming a recurring nightmare. ‘This isn’t just about Mongolia,’ says a climate ministry official. ‘It’s about global ecosystems and future generations.’
While the campaign’s progress is epic (imagine 84 million trees as 84 million tiny climate warriors 🌳), the road to a billion remains steep. But with communities mobilizing and tech-savvy tracking systems in play, Mongolia’s green gamble could become a blueprint for nations worldwide.
