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Philippines: Students to plant 10 trees if they want to graduate

It's estimated that over 525 billion trees can be planted under the initiative.

Philippines has passed a law requiring all graduating college and high school students to plant at least 10 trees each before they are allowed to graduate.

If properly implemented, it is estimated that the Filipino law, which seeks to combat global climate change could result in as many as 525 billion trees being planted in a generation.

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