National Tree Planting Day in Lesotho

The largely treeless savanna and alpine vegetation of the mountainous Kingdom of Lesotho, in southern Africa, has inspired tree planting activities since the first arrival of Europeans in 1833. Missionaries from the Paris Evangelical Society brought in their wagons planting materials for both fruit and fuel wood trees. The largest mass tree planting in existence are those of the former woodlot project (1973-1987). The Forestry Act of 1978 was enacted to support the development of woodlots. These woodlots were then proclaimed 'Forest Reserves'.