Indo-Asian News Service: The Spanish authorities have decided to plant 45 million trees during the 2009-2012 period as part of a $127-million programme to combat desertification and the impact of man-made climate change, EFE said. The project will generate more than 670,000 workdays, an employment rate equivalent to 2,997 people a year, according to Environment Minister Elena Espinosa. Espinosa said that the planned investment “gives an idea of the government’s commitment to the defence and …