The 100 Million Trees initiative is a joint effort between three governmental entities: The Ministry of Local Development, the Ministry of Environment, and the New Urban Communities Authority.

Their goal is to plant 10 million trees in the first phase of the initiative.

The Ministry of Local Development is responsible for planting the largest share of trees in the first phase, with a target of 7.7 million trees.

The Ministry of Environment aims to plant 1.3 million trees, while the New Urban Communities Authority has a target of 1 million trees by the end of the current fiscal year 2022/2023.

Since the beginning of the initiative, the Ministry of Local Development has more than doubled the number of trees it has planted.

Until December 2022, it had planted approximately 3.2 million trees, but that number has now increased to 7.2 million.

The Ministry of Local Development still has a quota of 501,000 trees to plant in seven different governorates across Egypt by the end of May 2023, according to Amna.

The 100 Million Trees initiative was launched last summer to combat climate change.

The initiative is in line with the objectives of the 2022 UN Climate Change Summit (COP27) that took place in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh in November.

It aims to increase people's access to green spaces across the country, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gases, and increase overall public health, as stated by Madbouly in January.

In addition to planting trees, the initiative aims to establish a total of 6,600 feddans of new forests and public parks in 9,900 locations across Egypt.

It is set to take place over seven years, ending in 2029.