[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- On 9 April 2022, Professor Emeritus Legesse Negash, from Addis Abeba University proposed the evergreen native tree, Podocarpus falcatus (Zigba in Amharic; Birbirssa in Afaan Oromo), as Ethiopia's National Tree. He shared his proposal for Ethiopia's National Tree on Twitter with a photo of the regal Podocarpus falcatus. On 15 April 2022, he crafted a letter specifying the value of native trees for Ethiopia's environmental, economic, and social welfare. He then sent the letter to Tagesse Chafo, the Speaker o
