11 May 2018

A billion trees

From The Panel, 4:08 pm on 11 May 2018

Shane Jones unveiled the new Ministry of Forestry today on the back of a promise to plant a billion new trees in the next 10 years. Is he dreaming?

RNZ mathematician Jim Mora has estimated that means 1,141 trees an hour will need to be planted every hour, 24/7, for 10 years.

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