Samsun EU Information Center, which continues its activities under the roof of Samsun CCI, organized a tree planting event within the framework of the afforestation campaign organized by the European Union Delegation to Turkey together with its local partners and aims to plant approximately 170 thousand saplings in 19 cities, including Samsun.

The European Union Delegation to Turkey and its local partners launched a large-scale afforestation campaign aiming to plant approximately 170 thousand saplings in 19 cities, including Samsun. The event, which is part of the European Commission's global "Map My Tree" campaign, started on National Afforestation Day, celebrated on 11 November 2023. The event in Samsun was organized by Samsun EU Center, which continues its activities under the umbrella of Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Samsun CCI). In the event held with the participation of Samsun CCI employees and their families, saplings were planted in the afforestation area in Kadamut. The event, which included colorful images, ended with giving life water to the planted stone pine saplings.

Murzioğlu: “Our aim is to support afforestation efforts”

Samsun CCI Chairman of the Board of Directors Salih Zeki Murzioğlu, who attended the event, stated that one of the most important issues of the European Union (EU) agenda is the fight against climate change and increasing individual and social awareness on this issue, and said, "We organized such a beautiful and meaningful event on the occasion of Climate Diplomacy Week. It was even more meaningful that our sapling planting event also coincided with National Afforestation Day. As Samsun European Union Information Center, we planned to support the afforestation event with a thousand saplings in Samsun by supporting both activities. "We aimed to support the afforestation of our country within the scope of combating climate change and to help increase people's awareness on this issue," he said.