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What Band Aid? I'm talking of the mechanics of keeping 350 million trees alive. That takes effort, and a lot more area besides Addis Ababa.

I'm inclined to disbelieve these numbers unless I see some trustworthy non-govt source. Everyone's quoting the minister.

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Band Aid in this case refers to a charity fundraising effort started in the 1980s to combat famine in Ethiopia. It included some misleading lyrics in its headliner song:

> Lyrics of the song included description of the country saying, "where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow..."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)

It was a response to an immense drought in Ethiopia (largely the result of deforestation). They had years with almost no rain. It really wasn't misleading with respect to the situation at the time.

They all don't need to stay alive. They just need some of them to take hold and grow and then spread seeds so that new trees grow, like a normal forest.

The idea is to plant 350 million knowing that a lot won't survive, but that in planting a huge amount, many millions will survive and nature can take over.

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