UPM planted thousands of trees with school children

UPM organizes a global Plant a Tree Day each year in spring and especially on May 22nd, the UN International Day for Biodiversity. School children and other stakeholders in Finland, the UK, Russia, China, the US and Uruguay participated in this year's Plant a Tree events.In Finland the school children and UPM forest professionals plant trees together in Pyhäjärvi, Nokia and Joroinen. UPM participates also as a partner in the ENO tree planting day in Espoo, one of the global events organized by ENO Environment Online.“A tree seedling and a school child are creators of the future,” said Päivi Salpakivi-Salomaa, Vice President, UPM Environment. “Planting a tree is an investment and good for the climate. A growing tree sequestrates atmospheric carbon throughout its lifetime.”Every year UPM plants more than 50 million tree seedlings.