Prague struggling to meet set goal of one million trees planted by 2026

Over the last five years, more than 620,000 new trees have been planted in Prague within the city’s ambitious goal to plant one million trees by 2026. However the pace of planting is declining, so it is uncertain whether the plan will be fulfilled. Jana Komrsková, Prague's deputy mayor for environmental policy, says that if the metropolis were to meet its target, it would have to plant over 180,000 trees in each of the remaining two years. Experts say this is not very realistic. The aim is to help reduce the impact of global warming on the metropolis.