The first tree-planting drive was held here at the initiative of the
IDEA - International Dialogue for Environmental Action, which was
founded by the Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla
Aliyeva.
Representatives of youth organizations began the campaign to plant over 20 thousand trees in the 17km section of Zikh highway.
As part of the drive, 300 thousand trees are scheduled to be planted
prior to the Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable
Development.