Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- Since the start of the movement for the Socialist Patriotic Forest in the DPRK, more than 8 000 units have won the title of Socialist Patriotic Forest.

Millions of hectares of forests have been turned into forests at the stage of growth and the area of land for forest trees increased into millions of hectares.

The successes made in the afforestation of the country are a demonstration of the validity and vitality of the movement for Socialist Patriotic Forest. -0-