# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, deputy minister, Bernice Swarts has officially launch the Presidential One Billion Trees Programme at the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Pretoria. The initiative is under the theme, “My Tree, My Oxygen. Plant Yours Today.” Swarts says as part of the Presidential Ten-Million Trees Programme, the campaign encourages all sectors including government, business, and individuals to pledge and plant trees to combat climate change. She called on collaboration in planting ten-million trees later this year on Heritage Day, 24 September 2026.
Forestry Ministry officially launches One Billion Trees Programme