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Mindanao’s lead agency in coordinating and integrating development efforts that bring about accelerated socio-economic development of Mindanao.
We shall carry out this mission through the active and extensive participation of all sectors in this development process. We are committed to upholding standards for service excellence, good governance and inclusive leadership in achieving the aspirations and vision of all Mindanawons.
STATEMENT from Secretary Luwalhati Antonino,
Chair of the Mindanao Development Authority on
Guinness World Record for the Most Tress Planted Simultaneously (Multiple Locations)
February 23, 2013
We are happy to announce that Mindanao, Philippines has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the most trees planted simultaneously at multiple locations through TreeVolution: Greening MindaNOW, held on September 26, 2014.The new world record achieved the planting of 2,294,629 trees, carried out by 122,168 volunteers at 29 locations across Mindanao, Philippines.
This is a huge feat for all Mindanawons, especially the volunteers and partners, particularly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) who showed overwhelming support in successful conduct of TreeVolution.
We express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who participated in the event. Their involvement has made this historic event even more meaningful.
Due to the stringent verification process of the Guinness committee, only 2,294,629 out of the 4 million trees planted were officially tallied, exceeding the previous record of India by more than 300,000 trees.
More importantly, this official number from Guinness does not in any way reduce the long-term impacts of the actual 4 million trees planted in over 7,800 hectares of land all over Mindanao.
The 4 million seedlings planted add 1 percent to Mindanao's target forest cover by 2016. These trees, once fully mature can supply oxygen to around 16 million people daily, or 75 percent of the total Mindanao population. There's also no doubt on how the seedlings we planted could eventually minimize the impacts of climate change.
While breaking a world record was a recognized motivating factor for the event, it has been amply emphasized that the success of the TreeVolution goes beyond the Guinness World Record.
TreeVolution has showed one overwhelming reaffirmation – that Mindanawons can unite for a common good, and that, we, Mindanawons, can truly become one for the environment.
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I just want to inform MinDA that the DILG thru an Advisory/Memorandum to all LCEs directing them to participate in the TreeVolution Activity on September 26, 2014 had encouraged/motivated the LGUs to join the big event which had contributed so much to the achievement of the number of trees planted in Mindanao.
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