Youth Groups Begin 1 Million Tree Planting In Kebbi State
Some notable youth groups in Kebbi State have commenced a far reaching and impactful decision to promote mass tree planting campaigns across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
Coordinator of the Tree Initiative for Environmental Sustainability (TIES) Mr Abubakar Naamare Majikiran Jega disclosed that the Initiative is targeting to plant One million Trees in 2024 in active collaboration with some notable Youth Ambassadors and Community based Organizations to complement Federal and State Governments in Environmental and Climate Adaptation Activities.
He appreciates the encouragement by the Kebbi Development Forum’s Committee on Environment and Climate Change describing it as an important Stakeholder Group in the drive to actualize the target.
Abubakar Naamare Majikiran Jega called on Individuals, Public and Private Sector organizations to support the move in order to make meaningful impact in the ecosystem sustainability drive by keying into the tree planting campaigns by personal participation in planting, nurturing and protections activities.
The Coordinator explained that Youth Constitute over 70% of the State’s Population which is about 3 Million out of the projected 5.4 Million people in the State and if everyone can plant a tree, nurture and protect it ; the narratives will change positively in the next few years.
Therefore an intensive campaign tagged OPERATIONS PLANT ONE MILLION TREES; ONE YOUTH – ONE TREE” involving Youths, Students, Women Groups as well as other Development and Voluntary Groups is in the pipeline and will soon be launched to the public.
He stated that the State Ministry of Environment and other Stakeholders will be involved in the implementation drive for an effective outcome.
So far more than 2000 assorted tree seedlings have been received by the Organisers preparatory to the formal launching in due course therefore members of the general public and organisations willing to contribute trees or protection materials can reach out to the State Coordinator of the Initiative or and Group involved in the exercise for possible areas of collaboration.