An Inside Look at ATP’s Flagship Community Tree Planting Program

Employees from ACBA Credit Agricole Bank plant trees with ATP on the grounds of St. Karapet Church in Akunk Village

BY EMIL MINAS, ATP Volunteer

YEREVAN”“Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has produced many stories of transformations. Historic monasteries returned to their original scenic glory, soil erosion halted, public parks and schoolyards greened, creating pleasant environments for children to play and feel connected to nature.

The Community Tree Planting (CTP) program is the heart ATP’s mission. Launched in 1994 as the organization’s flagship project, the CTP program pioneered the effort to reverse the loss of trees in Armenia. Such an undertaking during those tumultuous years was a challenge. Twenty years on, however, with more than 4.7 million trees planted and entire communities revitalized, ATP demonstrates how crisis can create change.

One of ATP’s goals is to plant trees in every city, town and village of Armenia. “Currently, we’ve planted trees at more than 1,025 sites all over Armenia and Artsakh,”