03/09/2026
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South Africa celebrates Arbor Week in the first week of September annually. The campaign also focuses on the countryโs champion trees which include some of the oldest, largest and culturally significant trees.
National Arbor Week creates a platform to call on all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management.
It affords all citizens the opportunity to be involved in "greening" their communities by planting trees.
It is therefore important for the public to join hands with partners in local government and community-based organisations.
Greening refers to an integrated approach to the planting, care and management of all vegetation in urban and rural areas, to secure multiple benefits for communities.
Greening in the South African context takes place in towns, townships and informal settlements specifically because in the past the latter mentioned areas were disadvantaged in terms of planning for parks as well as tree planting in streets and open spaces.
