A sapling giveaway is to be held at Taipei Hope Plaza Farmers Market on the eve of the International Day of Forests on Thursday next week to engage the public in building an ecofriendly environment, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency said yesterday.
About 1,500 saplings of indigenous tree species, including Hengchun holly, little fruit privet and boxleaf eugenia, are to be given out in exchange for three invoices, either e-invoices or paper invoices, for each sapling, the agency said.
The invoices, which must have an effective period from January to this month, are to be donated to the Genesis Social Welfare Foundation, it said.
Photo courtesy of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
People donating e-invoices are advised to download the Ministry of Finance’s uniform invoice lottery app beforehand, it added.
Each person can trade their invoices for a maximum of one sapling of each tree species, and should bring a reusable bag to take them home, the agency said.
The event is to begin at 9am and run until 11am at the latest, with tickets on sale from 8:30am, it said.
As the saplings would grow better in suitable environments, people are advised to evaluate whether their home has enough space to accommodate a sapling in advance, it added.
Other activities, such as planting workshops or prize quizzes, are also to be held to boost participants’ knowledge and skills of caring for trees, the agency said.
Tree planting is a key initiative incorporated in the agency’s Taiwan Ecological Network Construction Project, the agency said.
The goal is to connect different types of ecological systems, including human communities, forests, rivers and oceans, to construct more natural habitats and green eco-networks, thereby achieving the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, it said.
Through planting a sapling with their own hands, people can practice the idea of environmental conservation in their personal life and contribute to global carbon reduction for generations to come, it added.
This month is tree-planting month in Taiwan to heighten people’s eco-awareness and more sapling giveaways are to held by the agency in other administrative areas later this month, the agency said.
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