HWPL Peace Tree Planting & Marker Stone Unveiling Ceremony

On June 21, HWPL held the “HWPL Peace Tree Planting & Marker Stone Unveiling Ceremony” jointly with Ulaanbaatar National Park & Garden Center to mark the start of Mongolia’s “Green Wave of Peace” tree planting project at Ulaanbaatar National Park in Mongolia.

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This event was attended by about forty guests from the government, fields of education and religion, military, and NGOs including Davaadorj Davaanyam, Youth Development Policy Advisor of the Office of the President of Mongolia; Damdinsuren Rinchin, Head of Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia; Gombojav Ariunbuyan, Director of the National Emergency Management Agency; Shagdarsuren Tserendulam, Director General of the Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia; and about 1,000 citizens gathered at the site.

 

The peace tree planting project began with a keynote speech by Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh at the 76th UN General Assembly. President Khürelsükh promised to plant one billion trees across Mongolia by 2030 to cope with climate change and prevent desertification, and since then, several cooperative organizations, including the government and related agencies, have been planting trees. While the earth’s abnormal climate and the seriousness of environmental issues continue to emerge as problems in the international community, the “One Billion Trees National Campaign” promoted by the Mongolian government as its main project is drawing attention from many people around the world.

 

In response, HWPL held the event with Ulaanbaatar National Park & Garden Center which signed an MOU with HWPL to support the Mongolian government’s main project, the One Billion Trees National Campaign, and to promote the spreading a culture of peace and the participation of civil society. In the main order of events, a welcoming speech, a special performance of traditional Mongolian dance by the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), congratulatory address by distinguished speakers, and awarding the 100,000 Trees Certificate were held.

Davaadorj Davaanyam, Youth Development Policy Advisor of the Office of the President of Mongolia, said, “According to the experience of many countries around the world, environmental protection and restoration issues are not limited to the activities of national administrative agencies, but are successfully realized when citizens, local and regional communities, concerned parties using the natural resources, and academic institutions and circles actively participate. I congratulate the launch of the Green Wave of Peace project in Mongolia by HWPL to support the One Billion Trees National Campaign led by the Mongolian President and plant 100,000 trees within the framework of the above goals.”

 

Gombojav Ariunbuyan, Director of the National Emergency Management Agency, said, “Desertification is a major problem facing Mongolia today. This is why the Mongolian President started and implemented the One Billion Trees National Campaign, and the participation of the government, non-governmental organizations, and the public in the project has greatly expanded in recent years. In particular, I am very happy that HWPL, which deals with the concepts of peace and friendship, actively participates in solving problems facing Mongolia and brings many people to unite as one to take part in tree planting campaigns for the protection and love of the environment.”

 

Badrakh Chimed, a biology professor at Eco Asia Environmental University and honored environmental worker, said, “At a time when tree planting is underway nationwide, HWPL’s Green Wave of Peace tree planting project has attracted the attention of many people.” He gained empathy from the participants, saying, “Let’s all join in on this tree planting project and the One Billion Trees National Campaign to grow together and support the green environment.”

 

Currently, fifty peace trees and 3,700 flowers have been planted in Ulaanbaatar National Park with the support of civil society and the efforts of volunteers. HWPL awarded the Office of the President of Mongolia the “100,000 Trees Certificate” and promised to plant 100,000 trees with civil society in vulnerable areas throughout Mongolia by 2050. Advisor Davaadorj Davaanyam also promised to deliver the certificate to the president.