Romania sets world record for most people planting trees simultaneously

Romania set a new Guinness World Record on November 7 for the largest number of people planting trees simultaneously. The record was achieved during the Friendship Forest (Pădurea Prieteniei) event in Poienarii Burchii, Prahova county.

A total of 2,512 participants each planted an ash sapling at the same time. Guinness World Records adjudicator Richard Stenning verified the result at the site.

To qualify, each volunteer in Romania had to plant a tree correctly while complying with the required procedure and synchronization rules.

The previous record involved 2,055 participants and was established in India in July 2025.

“Today, Romania has a new world record, and a forest is beginning to grow in Cărbunari,” said Andrei Coșuleanu, president of the Act for Tomorrow association, which organized the event with Kaufland Romania.

“Behind this result are months of preparation and thousands of people who chose to spend their Saturday planting alongside us,” he added. “The record is a joy we share with everyone involved, while our responsibility continues through caring for the forest we planted.”

More than 3,200 volunteers took part in the broader event, including company teams, nonprofit organizations, public institutions, and members of the local community. Students and professors from five universities and pupils and teachers from three forestry high schools also participated.

More than 4,000 people had registered within two weeks of the call for volunteers, while over 50 companies contributed resources, services, or volunteer teams, according to the press release.

The initiative was supported by Romania’s Environment Ministry and state forestry company Romsilva, which supplied the saplings, as well as the Poienarii Burchii local authorities.