The Geneva commune of Chêne-Bougeries is offering to pay residents if they plant trees on their land.
There are many houses in the commune with their own garden – one of the highest densities of such properties in the canton.
Each owner could get CHF 3,000 a tree – up to a maximum of CHF 25,000 – if they have enough land.
The local council wants to plant more than 1,000 new trees within the next ten years.
There are conditions.
Each tree must reach a height of at least 7 meters when fully grown. The sapling has to come from a local nursery and a new tree can’t take the place of one cut down.
More than 90 residents have registered so far.
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