Afforestation campaign in the North Region of Plovdiv

Environmental quality:
-Improved air quality: "We hope that with this large-scale afforestation campaign, the North region will become an even more pleasant, colorful and clean place to live. Because as we all know, plants are the lungs of the planet!" (Ref. 1). "After the skillful work of the administrators, Polet Street is greener with 27 catalpa trees, which will contribute to more greenery and fresh air in the area" (Ref. 8).

Green space and habitat:
-Increased green space area/Increased number of species present: at least 1080 trees are reported to have been planted since the beginning of the afforestation campaign (Ref. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8). "84 coniferous trees - fir, pine, spruce, cedar, thuja, pine and 130 deciduous - plane, linden, ash, Chinese bubble, chestnut, catalpa, red plum, melia and ginkgo biloba [were planted in 2016]. The most numerous is the planted shrub vegetation - 2526 pieces of ligustrum, lilac, rose, lagerstremia, symphoricarpus, hazel, creeping tecoma, forsythia, nandina, Japanese quince, lavender, red barberry, creeping juniper, spirea and others. In addition to trees and shrubs, residents enjoy 2242 newly planted roses and 170,000 different flowers - begonia, petunia, tagetes, dahlia, coleus, myosotis, viola, impatiens, aktenia, sage, cloves, coelosia, baylis, selenium vinka and others" (Ref. 1). "18 coniferous trees have already been planted on Vasil Aprilov Blvd., east of the Zaharno Petle kindergarten in the Zaharna Fabrika district - 6 of the Arizona cypress species and 12 of the black oak species" (Ref. 3). "Employees of the regional administration, together with employees of OP "Gardens and Parks" planted 16. deciduous tree vegetation of the evodia species" (Ref. 4). "00 ligustrum bushes, 5 deciduous evodia trees and 8 thuja were planted on the traffic safety site on Stefan and Obreyko Obreykovi Street at the start of the autumn afforestation campaign in Severen, given by the mayor of the region Ralyo Ralev and carried out with the assistance of OP "Gardens and Parks" (Ref. 7). "After the skillful work of the administrators, Polet Street is greener with 27 catalpa trees, which will contribute to more greenery and fresh air in the area" (Ref. 8).