Dr. Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development and Environment, announced the launch of tree planting operations under the fifth phase of the presidential initiative “Planting 100 Million Trees” in Port Said Governorate, with the delivery of 1,000 trees, including poinciana and jacaranda varieties.

The trees will be planted along a number of roads and main thoroughfares, as well as at schools, as part of efforts to expand green spaces, enhance vegetation cover, and improve the surrounding environment for citizens.

The minister stressed the importance of continuing to implement the presidential initiative and expanding tree planting at schools, along roads, and across major thoroughfares nationwide. She also underscored the need to monitor and maintain planted trees to ensure their long-term survival, maximize their environmental benefits, and improve the quality of life for citizens.

Dr. Awad further emphasized the importance of establishing a coding and identification system for newly planted trees to facilitate their monitoring, maintenance, and preservation. She directed the relevant authorities to select suitable planting locations and strengthen coordination among governorates’ executive bodies to ensure that planting operations comply with established standards and that trees receive the necessary care.

These efforts aim to ensure the sustainability of the initiative, preserve newly planted trees, and maximize their environmental and community benefits.

The total number of trees planted since the launch of the initiative (2022/2023 to 2025/2026) is about 12.8 million trees in all governorates (according to statements by the Assistant Minister of Local Development in February 2026), the State Iformation Services (SIS) reported.

The initaitive was launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in 2022 in conjunction with Egypt hosting the COP27 climate summit. It aims to increase the per capita share of green spaces, reducing greenhouse gas emissionsand improving air quality and public health for citizens, over a period of 7 years (2022/2023–2028/2029), according to the State Iformation Services (SIS) website. For the initaitive, the government has allocated LE 3 billion in 2022.

A total of 9,900 sites were desiganted for planting in various governorates, spanning a total area of 6,600 feddans.

The Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Local Development and Environment are concerned with implementing the initiative, as the Ministry of Local Development and Environment is set to contribute to planting 80 million trees over 7 years (2022-2029) by the Environment unit and 13 million trees by the Local Development unit (1.3 million in the first year). Moreover, the Ministry of Housing and New Urban Communities contributes to planting 7 million trees (1 million in the first year).