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title: Planet Aid-Supported Project in the DRC Wins an Award
description: Planet Aid-Supported Project in the DRC Wins Energy Globe Award August 3, 2015 A Planet Aid-supported tree planting initiative in the Democratic Republic o
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# [Planet Aid-Supported Project in the DRC Wins an Award](https://www.planetaid.org/blog/latest-news/planet-aid-supported-project-in-the-drc-wins-energy-globe-award)

 Written by [Planet Aid, Inc.](https://www.planetaid.org/blog/author/planet-aid-inc-) | Aug 3, 2015

A Planet Aid-supported tree planting initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo has won the prestigious Energy Globe Award, which honors projects that conserve resources or utilize renewable or emission-free sources.

[HPP-Congo](https://www.hpp-congo.org/en/) launched the green initiative in 2013 with the ultimate goal of planting 1 million trees in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 60 staff members and volunteers tasked with carrying out the project have already planted 380,000 trees in the Kinshasa, Bas-Congo, and Équateur provinces.

The Energy Globe Award is presented annually to one environmental project in each of the 177 participating countries, and HPP-Congo was selected for its achievements among more than 1,500 total project entries.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the second largest tropical rainforested-area in the world, but increased logging and agriculture activity has resulted in deforestation of the region.

HPP-Congo plans to plant 40,000 more trees in the municipality of Mbankana with the help of students and graduates from [HPP-Congo's teacher training college](https://www.planetaid.org/people). These current and future teachers are being taught how to integrate environmental protection lessons into the curriculum in 17 primary schools throughout the region. 

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