North Korea's Reforestation Drive Meets Ridicule

North Korea's reforestation drive meets ridicule

North Korea is pushing a nationwide tree-planting drive under the banner of its “Second Reforestation Project,” but on the ground in South Hamgyong province the campaign is producing more eye-rolls than saplings, with workers going through the motions while quietly hauling firewood home, Daily NK has learned. A Daily NK source in South Hamgyong province reported on Monday that factories, enterprises, and schools in Hamhung city have all been dra…

North Koreans mock ‘second’ reforestation drive: ‘When did the first one happen?’ - The Press United

North Korea is pushing a nationwide tree-planting drive under the banner of its “Second Reforestation Project,” but on the ground in South Hamgyong province the campaign is producing more eye-rolls than saplings, with workers going through the motions while quietly hauling firewood home, Daily NK has learned. A Daily NK source in South Hamgyong province […] The post North Koreans mock ‘second’ reforestation drive: ‘When did the first one happen?…