Bhutan set a Guinness World Record – team of 100 plants 49672 trees in one hour

The government of the mountainous Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan lays great emphasis on protecting the environment. It has more than 75% forest cover and a team of 100 volunteers has set a new Guinness world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 2 June 2015.
In doing so, they broke the existing record set by Indians by nearly 10000 trees. Indians had set that record three years ago.

Bhutan's planters had gathered in the capital, Thimphu, for their feat and it has been confirmed by the authorities of Guinness World Records. The species of trees planted were indigenous varieties like Blue Pine and Cypress.
It was a birthday gift for ex-King Jigme Singye Wangchuck on his 60th birthday – he loves the environment.
Incidentally, the team had practised for more than a week to build up the physical strength and also get right the technique of planting.
Bhutan is basically a Buddhist nation with a population of just over 700,000 people. It is sandwiched between India and China and has struggled to protect itself from the influence of the outside world. It has allowed in television and the internet just over a decade ago.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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