{"id":249869,"date":"2025-09-15T05:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=249869"},"modified":"2025-09-14T10:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:18:53","slug":"pm-browne-unveils-plans-for-mass-tree-planting-and-eco-housing-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-browne-unveils-plans-for-mass-tree-planting-and-eco-housing-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Browne unveils plans for mass tree planting and eco-housing reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3657173490\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced plans to launch a <strong>nationwide beautification programme<\/strong> and explore the creation of an eco-reserve housing development.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1420588758\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, 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supported by new plant nurseries managed through the National Housing agencyBrowne and Browne Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also revealed that officials are examining the possibility of developing a <strong>200-acre nature reserve<\/strong> in the south of Antigua. The project would feature small, sustainable wooden homes powered by solar energy, each paired with a farm plot to encourage residents to live \u201cmore attuned with nature\u201d.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2892068855\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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