World Rivers Day marked in Canada

A volunteer from the British Columbia Institute of Technology plants a young tree at Guichon Creek ahead of the World Rivers Day in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 18, 2024. World Rivers Day is observed annually on the fourth Sunday of September to raise public awareness of the importance of rivers worldwide and to promote their protection and sustainable management. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Volunteers from the British Columbia Institute of Technology help plant young trees at Guichon Creek ahead of the World Rivers Day in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 18, 2024. World Rivers Day is observed annually on the fourth Sunday of September to raise public awareness of the importance of rivers worldwide and to promote their protection and sustainable management. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Volunteers from the British Columbia Institute of Technology plant a tree at Guichon Creek ahead of the World Rivers Day in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 18, 2024. World Rivers Day is observed annually on the fourth Sunday of September to raise public awareness of the importance of rivers worldwide and to promote their protection and sustainable management. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

A volunteer from the British Columbia Institute of Technology plants a tree at Guichon Creek ahead of the World Rivers Day in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 18, 2024. World Rivers Day is observed annually on the fourth Sunday of September to raise public awareness of the importance of rivers worldwide and to promote their protection and sustainable management. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)