Ecuador breaks reforestation record

Ecuador broke the world record for reforestation Saturday, as thousands of people pitched in to plant 647,250 trees in a single day, President Rafael Correa said. Environment Minister Lorena Tapia said on Twitter that 44,883 people planted the trees on more than 2,000 hectares of land. The record, set just last year, apparently was taken from a group in the Philippines, Guinness said.