Lin Xiuqin (fifth from right in the front row) takes a group photo with members of the Sungai Pinang Social Committee, Youth Committee and Women’s Committee who participated in the tree planting activity. (Photo by Liu Wenshi).
(Penang News on the 22nd) More than 100 people gathered at the Sungai Pinang Neighborhood Park (Taman Areca) in Karpal Singh Road today to respond to the 1 million tree planting project organized by the Penang King Charitable Foundation and worked together to plant 100 trees.
This event is one of a series of activities under the “Penang Earth Cleanup Campaign”, co-organized by the Malaysian Humanitarian Foundation (MHF), earthday.org and World Cleanup Day Malaysia by Let’s Do It.
Penang Island Mayor Datuk Rajendran, Sungai Pinang state assemblyman Lin Xiuqin, Malaysian Humanitarian Foundation project director Cheng Guoqing and representatives of various organizations jointly launched the collective tree planting ceremony.
Lin Xiuqin (fourth from left), Rajendran, Zheng Guoqing and representatives from the co-organizers launched a collective tree planting activity. (Photo by Liu Wenshi)
Rajendran: Help slow regional warming
Rajendran said that urban tree planting can effectively absorb carbon dioxide. The 100 trees planted this time are expected to lower the local temperature by about 2 degrees Celsius, helping to slow down regional warming and provide a more comfortable leisure space.
Lin Xiuqin said that urban greening can beautify the environment and help reduce urban temperatures. She called on the public to participate in greening actions to jointly combat climate change and make Penang greener.
NGO volunteers from Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam, members of Sungai Pinang Village Community Management Council (MPKK), Women and Family Development Committee (JPWK), Youth Committee (JBPP), Penang Island City Councilors and staff Also join in the fun.
Source: Sin Chew Daily
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