Around the world Arbor Day

1 around world

1.1 australia
1.2 belgium
1.3 brazil
1.4 british virgin islands
1.5 cambodia
1.6 canada
1.7 central african republic
1.8 china
1.9 costa rica
1.10 czech republic
1.11 egypt
1.12 germany
1.13 india
1.14 iran
1.15 israel
1.16 japan
1.17 kenya
1.18 korea
1.19 lesotho
1.20 luxembourg
1.21 republic of congo
1.22 republic of macedonia
1.23 malawi
1.24 mexico
1.25 mongolia
1.26 namibia
1.27 netherlands
1.28 new zealand
1.29 niger
1.30 pakistan
1.31 philippines
1.32 poland
1.33 portugal
1.34 russia
1.35 samoa
1.36 south africa
1.37 spain
1.38 sri lanka
1.39 taiwan
1.40 tanzania
1.41 uganda
1.42 united kingdom
1.43 united states of america
1.44 venezuela

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australia

national schools tree day held on last friday of july schools , national tree day last sunday in july throughout australia. many states have arbor day although victoria has arbor week, suggested premier dick hamer in 1980s. arbor day has been observed in australia since 20 june 1889.

belgium

international day of treeplanting celebrated in flanders on or around 21 march theme-day/educational-day/observance, not public holidays. tree planting combined awareness campaigns of fight against cancer: kom op tegen kanker.

brazil

the arbor day (dia da Árvore) celebrated on september 21. s not national holiday. however, schools nationwide celebrate day environment-related activities, namely tree planting.

british virgin islands

arbour day celebrated on november 22. sponsored national parks trust of virgin islands. activities include annual national arbour day poetry competition , tree planting ceremonies throughout territory.

cambodia

cambodia celebrates arbor day on july 9 tree planting ceremony attended king.

canada

founded sir george w. ross, later premier of ontario, when minister of education in ontario (1883-1899). according ontario teachers manuals history of education (1915), ross established both arbor day , empire day -- former give school children interest in making , keeping school grounds attractive, , latter inspire children spirit of patriotism (p. 222). predates claimed founding of day don clark of schomberg, ontario wife margret clark in 1906. in canada, national forest week last full week of september, , national tree day (maple leaf day) falls on wednesday of week. ontario celebrates arbour week last friday in april first sunday in may. prince edward island celebrates arbour day on third friday in may during arbor week. arbor day longest running civic greening project in calgary , celebrated on first thursday in may. on day, each grade 1 student in calgary s schools receives tree seedling taken home planted on private property.

central african republic

national tree planting day on july 20.

china

in 1981, fourth session of fifth national people s congress of people s republic of china adopted resolution on unfolding of nationwide voluntary tree-planting campaign. resolution established arbor day (chinese: 植树节) , stipulated every able-bodied citizen between ages of 11 , 60 should plant 3 5 trees per year or equivalent amount of work in seedling, cultivation, tree tending or other services. supporting documentation instructs units report population statistics local afforestation committees basis workload allocation. people s republic of china celebrates arbor day on march 12, day founded lin daoyang, continue use following date of arbor day of republic of china.

costa rica

día del Árbol on june 15.

czech republic

arbor day in czech republic celebrated on october 20.

egypt

arbor day on january 15.

germany

arbor day ( tag des baumes ) on 25 april. first celebration in 1952.

india

van mahotsav annual pan-indian tree planting festival, occupying week in month of july. during event millions of trees planted. initiated in 1950 k. m. munshi, union minister agriculture , food create enthusiasm in mind of populace conservation of forests , planting of trees.

the name van mahotsava (the festival of trees) originated in july 1947 after successful tree-planting drive undertaken in delhi, in national leaders jawaharlal nehru, dr rajendra prasad , abul kalam azad participated. paryawaran sachetak samiti, leading environmental organization conducts mass events & concrete activities on special day celebration each year. week simultaneously celebrated in number of states in country.

iran

president of iran, hassan rouhani, planting tree on 2016 arbor day

in iran, known national tree planting day . solar hijri calendar, on fifteenth day of month esfand corresponds 5 march. day first day of natural recyclable resources week (march 5 12).

this time in saplings of kinds in terms of different climates of different parts of iran shared among people. going taught ways of planting trees.

israel

tu bishvat, israel

the jewish holiday tu bishvat, new year trees, on 15th day of month of shvat, falls in january or february. based on date used calculate age of fruit trees tithing mandated in leviticus 19:23–25, holiday observed planting trees, or raising money plant trees , eating fruit, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives , dates. tu bishvat semi official holiday in israel, schools open hebrew speaking schools go on tree planting excursions.

japan

japan celebrates themed greenery day, held on may 4. although has similar theme arbor day, roots lie in celebration of birthday of emperor hirohito.

kenya

national tree planting day on april 21. people plant palm trees , coconut trees along indian ocean borders east coast of kenya.

korea

north korea marks tree planting day on march 2, when people across country plant trees. day considered combine traditional asian cultural values of country s dominant communist ideology.

in south korea, april 5, arbor day (sikmogil, 식목일), public holiday until 2005. though sikmogil no longer official holiday, day still celebrated, south korean public continuing take part in tree-planting activities.

lesotho

national tree planting day on march 21 depending on lunar cycle.

luxembourg

national tree planting day on second saturday in november.

republic of congo

national tree planting day on november 6.

republic of macedonia

having in mind bad condition of forest fund, , in particular catastrophic wildfires occurred in summer of 2007, citizen s initiative afforestation started in republic of macedonia. campaign name tree day-plant future first organized on 12 march 2008, when official non-working day declared , more 150,000 macedonians planted 2 million trees in 1 day (symbolically, 1 each citizen). 6 million more planted in november same year, , 12,5 million trees in 2009. has been established tradition , takes place every year.

malawi

national tree planting day on 2nd monday of december.

mexico

president enrique peña nieto plants tree in balleza, chihuahua commemorate día del Árbol 2013.

the día del Árbol established in mexico in 1959 president adolfo lópez mateos issuing decree should observed on 2nd thursday of july.

mongolia

national tree planting day on 2nd saturday of may , october. first national tree planting day celebrated on 2010-05-08

namibia

its first arbor day celebrated on october 8, 2004. takes place annually on second friday of october.

netherlands

since conference , of food , agriculture organization s publication world festival of trees, , resolution of united nations in 1954: conference, recognising need of arousing mass consciousness of aesthetic, physical , economic value of trees, recommends world festival of trees celebrated annually in each member country on date suited local conditions ; has been adopted netherlands. in 1957, national committee day of planting trees/foundation of national festival of trees (nationale boomplantdag/nationale boomfeestdag) created.

on third wednesday in march each year (near spring equinox), 3 quarters of dutch schoolchildren aged 10/11 , dutch celebrities plant trees. stichting nationale boomfeestdag organizes activities in netherlands day. municipalities plant trees around 21 september because of planting season.

in 2007, 50th anniversary celebrated special golden jubilee-activities.

new zealand

new zealand’s first arbor day planting on 3 july 1890 @ greytown, in wairarapa. first official celebration take place in wellington in august 2012, planting of pohutukawa , norfolk pines along thorndon esplanade.

born in 1855, dr leonard cockayne (generally recognised greatest botanist has lived, worked, , died in new zealand) worked extensively on native plants throughout new zealand , wrote many notable botanical texts. 1920s held vision school students of new zealand involved in planting native trees , plants in school grounds. vision bore fruit , schools in new zealand have long planted native trees on arbor day.

since 1977, new zealand has celebrated arbor day on june 5, world environment day, prior arbor day, in new zealand, celebrated on august 4 – rather late in year tree planting in new zealand hence date change.

what department of conservation (doc) arbor day: many of doc s arbor day activities focus on ecological restoration projects using native plants restore habitats have been damaged or destroyed humans or invasive pests , weeds. there great restoration projects underway around new zealand , many organisations including community groups, landowners, conservation organisations, iwi, volunteers, schools, local businesses, nurseries , councils involved in them. these projects part of vision protect , restore indigenous biodiversity.

niger

since 1975, niger has celebrated arbor day part of independence day: 3 august. on day, aiding fight against desertification, each nigerien plants tree.

pakistan

national tree plantation day of pakistan ( قومی شجر کاری دن ) celebrated on 18 august.

philippines

since 1947, arbor day in philippines has been institutionalized observed throughout nation planting trees , ornamental plants , other forms of relevant activities. arbor day in philippines has been commemorated in philippines since 1947 when practice instituted through proclamation no. 30. subsequently revised proclamation no. 41, issued in same year. in 1955, commemoration extended day week , moved last full week of july. on 2 decades later, commemoration moved second week of june. in 2003, commemorations reduced week day , moved june 25 per proclamation no. 396. same proclamation directed active participation of government agencies, including government-owned , controlled corporations, private sector, schools, civil society groups , citizenry in tree planting activity . subsequently revised proclamation 643 in succeeding year.

in 2012, republic act 10176 passed, revived tree planting events [a] yearly event local government units . since 2012, many local arbor day celebrations have been commemorated, in cases of natividad , tayug in pangasinan , santa rita in pampanga.

poland

in poland, arbor day celebrated since 2002. each year, on october 10. lots of polish people plant trees participate in events organized ecological foundations. moreover, polish forest inspectorates , schools give special lectures , lead ecological awareness campaigns.

portugal

arbor day celebrated on march 21. s not national holiday instead schools nationwide celebrate day environment-related activities, namely tree planting.

russia

all-russian day of forest plantation celebrated first time on 14 may 2011. held in april-may (it depends on weather in different regions).

samoa

arbor day in samoa celebrated on first friday in november.

south africa

arbor day celebrated 1945 until 2000 in south africa, after that, national government extended national arbor week, lasts annually 1–7 september. 2 trees, 1 common , 1 rare, highlighted increase public awareness of indigenous trees, while various greening activities undertaken schools, businesses , other organizations.

spain

planting holm oaks in pescueza

in spain there international forest day on 21 march, decree in 1915 brought in arbor day throughout spain. each municipality or collective decides date arbor day, between february , may. in villanueva de la sierra (extremadura), first arbor day in world held in 1805, celebrated, on occasion, on tuesday carnaval. great day in local festive calendar.

as example of commitment nature, small town of pescueza, 180 inhabitants, organizes every spring large plantation of holm oaks, called festivalino promoted city council, several foundations , citizen participation several thousand people repopulates naked lands , regaining life. wrapped in fun party atmosphere, joy, music , renew.

sri lanka

national tree planting day on november 15.

taiwan

arbor day (植樹節) has been traditional holiday in republic of china since 1927. in 1914, founder of agricultural college @ nanking university suggested now-defunct ministry of agriculture , forestry china should imitate practice in united states of arbor day. holiday held same day qingming festival. however, unknown reasons, suggestion not made through formal process, nothing came original request. after successful conclusion of northern expedition, now-defunct ministry of agriculture , minerals formally petitioned executive yuan establish arbor day commemorate passing of dr. sun yat-sen, father of modern china. had been major advocate of afforestation in life, because increase people s livelihoods. executive yuan approved arbor day in spirit of dr. sun year , has since been celebrated on march 12 purpose.

tanzania

national tree planting day on april 1

uganda

national tree planting day on march 24.

united kingdom

first mounted in 1975, national tree week celebration of start of winter tree planting season. around million trees planted each year schools, community organizations , local authorities.

united states of america


arbor day community festival in rochester, minnesota

arbor day founded in 1872 j. sterling morton in nebraska city, nebraska. 1920s, each state in united states had passed public laws stipulated day arbor day or arbor , bird day observance.

national arbor day celebrated every year on last friday in april; civic holiday in nebraska. other states have selected time of year in celebrate own arbor day.

the customary observance plant tree. on first arbor day, april 10, 1872, estimated 1 million trees planted.

venezuela

venezuela recognizes día del arbol (day of tree) on last sunday of may.