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Inside Ethiopia's campaign to plant 50 billion trees

The Green Legacy Initiative aims to plant 50 billion trees across Ethiopia in what NBC News calls one of the world's largest tree-planting campaigns.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on Wake Up, America
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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEthiopia is running one of the biggest tree planting campaigns the world has seen, NBC News reports.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Green Legacy Initiative aims to plant fifty billion trees.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFifty billion?

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFifty billion, and NBC says people across Ethiopia are embracing it.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDoes this affect me? Because my only plant is a cactus I've been apologizing to since March.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot directly today. It's an Ethiopian effort, and the story doesn't say how it changes anything for us here.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLast one. What happens next? Do the trees hide, like the cuttlefish?

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNext, they keep planting. Whether they hit fifty billion isn't answered yet, so nobody knows.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCamouflage rating: blends right in. A whole forest hiding in plain sight.

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  1. Ethiopia Conflict Adds Threat to Red Sea Shipping · Bloomberg.com
  2. Ethiopia Says It Must Defend Against Eritrea Invasion · Reuters
  3. BBC: Eritrean Troops Seen Crossing, Drone Strikes Reported · BBC
  4. Ethiopia, Eritrea Trade Blame Over Border Clash · BBC
  5. Eritrea Denies Backing TPLF as Ethiopia Alleges Collusion · Al Jazeera
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