United Nations Supports Major Tree Planting Project In Wicklow

Monday, 9 March 2020 08:49

By Gareth Farrell

A UN backed project will see 100 thousand new trees planted in County Wicklow.

The project near Newtown Mount Kennedy is part of one of the biggest global re-forestation attempts in history.

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