{"id":18470,"date":"2026-09-25T23:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=18470"},"modified":"2026-09-25T23:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:09:43","slug":"care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-a-citizen-driven-tree-planting-initiative-in-ethiopia-aims-to-fight-deforestation-end-the-destructive-ecological-cycle-that-triggers-drought-and-in-the-process-change-the-narrative-of-ethiopia-as-a-destitute-nation-prone-to-misfortune\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A citizen-driven tree-planting initiative in Ethiopia aims to fight deforestation, end the destructive ecological cycle that triggers drought, and in the process change the narrative of Ethiopia as a destitute nation prone to misfortune.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ethiopian government began the Green Legacy Initiative in 2019 as a strategic approach for the country\u2019s more than 130 million people to build resilience against climate change, promote environmental initiatives, end the recurrence of famine, and achieve food security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative is a response to the dramatic loss of Ethiopia\u2019s natural resources caused by climate change, urbanization and war. By the late 1990s, Ethiopia\u2019s forests, which previously covered about 40 percent of the country\u2019s territory, had decreased to just 3 percent. <a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/where-we-work\/northeast-africa\/ethiopia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethiopia<\/a> continues to face\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ethiopia-still-coping-with-effects-of-two-year-war\/\">civil war in some of its most populous provinces<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a million people have been internally displaced \u2014 further stressing the country\u2019s natural resources \u2014 prompting humanitarian organizations grappling with dwindling aid to warn of potential famine in parts of the country. Recurring conflicts have forced most farmers to skip farming seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/partnerships\/green-legacy-initiative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Legacy Initiative<\/a> to plant more than 50 billion trees by the end of 2030 has widespread community support, including that of the Catholic Church.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_032H1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"This picture shows deforestation.\" class=\"wp-image-18472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_032H1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_032H1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_032H1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_032H1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_032H1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_032H1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ethiopia\u2019s northern Tigray region, pictured in this 2017 file photo, was already suffering an environmental crisis prior to the 2020-2022 war due to deforestation and drought. (photo: Petterik Wiggers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argaw Fantu, regional director for Catholic Near East Welfare Association, said the ambitious plan echoes the teachings of the late Pope Francis, whose 2015 encyclical, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laudato Si\u2019<\/a>,\u201d urged people to protect the earth, \u201cour common home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-we-align-with-this-initiative-as-a-way-to-realize-the-teachings-of-the-catholic-bishops-of-ethiopia-by-also-planting-trees-he-said\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWe align with this initiative as a way to realize the (teachings) of the Catholic bishops of Ethiopia by also planting trees,\u201d he said.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In towns and villages across the country, many citizens have contributed toward this goal, including in the northern region of Tigray, devastated by a two-year war (2020-2022), and in the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions, also impacted by the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News organizations reported a return to war in the Tigray region on 23 September, with an offensive launched by Tigrayan militias against government forces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/what-we-do\/ethiopia-in-crisis\/?utm_source=search&amp;utm_medium=site&amp;utm_campaign=ethiopia-in-crisis\">vulnerable parts of Ethiopia<\/a> \u2014 such as in the south, where dilapidated infrastructure is prone to extreme flooding \u2014 tree planting is a solution to help absorb rainwater and stabilize the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, hundreds of people died and dozens of communities were destroyed because of mudslides and landslides in Gofa, a mountainous area in southern Ethiopia. Earlier this year, more than a dozen people in the Amhara region were killed in a landslide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_021H1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A woman speaks to many children sitting under a tree.\" class=\"wp-image-18473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_021H1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_021H1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_021H1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_021H1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_021H1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/wiggers201702_021H1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children seek shade under a bare tree during a lesson with their local priest in Ethiopia\u2019s northern Tigray region. (photo: Petterik Wiggers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2027, Ethiopia will host COP32, the 2027 Climate Change Conference of the United Nations. The government is expected to highlight its Green Legacy Initiative in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali calls a demonstration \u201cthat climate leadership begins with restoring nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, Mr. Abiy closed government offices for a day and encouraged businesses to join him in planting trees in major cities, offering incentives to achieve the goal of planting 800 million trees in a single day. The government claimed more than 805 million trees were planted that day, but skeptics questioned how the government managed to plant that many trees when some of its populous provinces were in turmoil and involved in conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government has said it is on track to plant 8 billion trees this year alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the nation\u2019s capital of Addis Ababa, marketer Michael Teklu said some Ethiopians have made it \u201ca ritual to join friends and colleagues to plant trees, take care of the trees already planted and find wisdom and yield the results as a practical solution of our problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salem Berhanu, an entrepreneur in Addis Ababa, joined others, including students from the Lideta Catholic Cathedral School, in planting trees. He said he was elated that young people were learning the value of planting trees and hoped they would make a lifetime commitment to the environment, becoming enthusiastic environmentalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrees give us hope and help us preserve water resources that can protect our soil and help us produce our own food security, which is often the reason for our conflict,\u201d he said. \u201cIt should be a commitment and an obligation practiced by all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia\u2019s Green Legacy Initiative plans to plant 50 billion trees by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70080,"featured_media":18471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3084,65,2122],"class_list":["post-18470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-responding-to-human-needs","category-northeast-africa","category-ethiopia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation | CNEWA Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the impact of planting trees to protect Ethiopia and how the Green Legacy Initiative fosters environmental resilience.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore the impact of planting trees to protect Ethiopia and how the Green Legacy Initiative fosters environmental resilience.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CNEWA Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnewacanada\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-26T03:09:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-26T03:09:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1150\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samuel Getachew\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cnewac\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cnewac\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samuel Getachew \" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samuel Getachew \",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/929839c5dd14a349dc51af681d8cf7ae\"},\"headline\":\"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-26T03:09:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-26T03:09:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":730,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Responding to Human Needs\",\"Northeast Africa\",\"Ethiopia\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/\",\"name\":\"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation | CNEWA Canada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-26T03:09:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-26T03:09:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"Explore the impact of planting trees to protect Ethiopia and how the Green Legacy Initiative fosters environmental resilience.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1150,\"caption\":\"In this 2020 file photo, an Ethiopian woman in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, plants a seedling as part of the national Green Legacy Initiative. (photo: Minasse Wondimu Hailu\\\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/\",\"name\":\"CNEWA Canada\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CNEWA Canada\",\"alternateName\":\"Catholic Near East Welfare Association\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/CNEWA-brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/CNEWA-brand-logo.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"CNEWA Canada\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cnewa.org\\\/ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/cnewacanada\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/cnewac\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/cnewa1926\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/TheCNEWA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Samuel Getachew \"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation | CNEWA Canada","description":"Explore the impact of planting trees to protect Ethiopia and how the Green Legacy Initiative fosters environmental resilience.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation","og_description":"Explore the impact of planting trees to protect Ethiopia and how the Green Legacy Initiative fosters environmental resilience.","og_site_name":"CNEWA Canada","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnewacanada\/","article_published_time":"2026-09-26T03:09:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-26T03:09:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1800,"height":1150,"url":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Samuel Getachew","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@cnewac","twitter_site":"@cnewac","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samuel Getachew ","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/"},"author":{"name":"Samuel Getachew ","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#\/schema\/person\/929839c5dd14a349dc51af681d8cf7ae"},"headline":"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation","datePublished":"2026-09-26T03:09:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-26T03:09:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/"},"wordCount":730,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg","articleSection":["Responding to Human Needs","Northeast Africa","Ethiopia"],"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/","url":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/","name":"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation | CNEWA Canada","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-26T03:09:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-26T03:09:43+00:00","description":"Explore the impact of planting trees to protect Ethiopia and how the Green Legacy Initiative fosters environmental resilience.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-12177414831.jpg","width":1800,"height":1150,"caption":"In this 2020 file photo, an Ethiopian woman in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, plants a seedling as part of the national Green Legacy Initiative. (photo: Minasse Wondimu Hailu\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/care-for-creation-planting-trees-to-protect-a-nation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Care for Creation: Planting Trees to Protect a Nation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/","name":"CNEWA Canada","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#organization","name":"CNEWA Canada","alternateName":"Catholic Near East Welfare Association","url":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/CNEWA-brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/CNEWA-brand-logo.png","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"CNEWA Canada"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnewacanada\/","https:\/\/x.com\/cnewac","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cnewa1926\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheCNEWA"]},{"@type":"Person","name":"Samuel Getachew "}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70080"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18474,"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18470\/revisions\/18474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}