I have been told Israel is the only country to end the 20th century with more trees than it started. From the Yale University forum on religion and ecology (http://fore.research.yale.edu/religion/judaism/projects/jewish_national.html)
" JNF has planted more than 240 million trees in Israel over the last century, making Israel the only country with more trees at the end of the century than it had in the beginning. JNF has recently adopted a new policy of species diversification, based on growing awareness of the importance of biological diversity as well as a desire to cultivate tree species native to biblical Israel. By purchasing trees through JNF’s online tree planting center, Jews from around the world can help green the land of Israel.:
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