Championing Its Heritage, Canada Inches Toward Its Goal of Planting 2 Billion Trees October 2, 2022 Home Explore The Naturalist's Journal Championing Its Heritage, Canada Inches Toward Its Goal of Planting 2 Billion Trees Share FacebookTwitterEmail Two years into a reforestation campaign, the country has yet to meet 1 percent of its objective, sowing worry about the level of financial commitment from the government. And some fret that planting trees may not be an optimal strategy for countering climate change or fulfilling other environmental goals.