Tree planting gets under way in green drive

The Swiss Pharmaceutical maker Novartis International AG has planted the first batch of 12,000 trees in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

It is part of the third carbon-offset project initiated by Novartis worldwide. The Sichuan Carbon, Community and Biodiversity project was jointly carried out by the Sichuan Forestry Administration, The Nature Conservancy - a US-based international environmental organization - Daduhe Forestation Bureau and Beijing-based Shanshui Conservation Center.    More Read