ERBIL — Under the direction of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani to enhance green life in the Kurdistan Region, city officials in Zakho on Thursday embarked on a campaign to plant one million tree saplings.

As a first step, city officials along with environmental activists began planting 100,000 trees in and around the town of Zakho, Kurdistan 24 reported today, quoting city officials.

The entire campaign is said to last months, and is estimated to complete during spring time.

Under the current cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government led by Prime Minister Barzani, multiple tree plantation campaigns have been announced as part of a broader governmental plan to counter climate change and global warming.

In late November, as many as 47,000 tree saplings were planted in the city of Erbil as part of government plans to increase green fields in the capital. The saplings were donated by Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Turkish Consulate General in Erbil as part of a collaborative endeavor to protect the environment and enhance green life in Kurdistan.