On November 15, 2019, diplomatic representatives from all European Union member states planted 30 trees in a Washington city park as a way to highlight the concrete action that we all need to take in combating climate change. The tree-planting effort was led by Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi of Finland, which currently holds the rotating EU Council Presidency.
Austrian Ambassador Martin Weiss with Finnish Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi in front of Team Austria’s successfully planted American holly
EU countries’ representatives joined forces with National Park Service staff and volunteers from Casey Trees, a local conservation group, to plant oak, holly, tuliptree and American elm trees at Georgetown’s Montrose Park in northwest Washington, DC.
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