Egypt's cabinet advances greening plan targeting a million plants in Cairo

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting and field tour to review execution of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's directives on the national greening project.

• Madbouly convened the meeting with the environment, local development, and housing ministers and the Cairo governor.
• Cairo Governor announced the governorate aims to plant one million plants within a year.
• Officials reported roughly 60,000 trees and 800,000 plants and shrubs have been planted so far.
• Madbouly followed the meeting with a field inspection tour of greening projects implemented in Cairo.