The Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB), Kassim Muh’d Kassim, has launched a tree planting campaign aimed at tackling environmental degradation across the State.
Kassim performed the launch ceremony at the Board’s premises, warning against the indiscriminate felling of trees. He promised to embark on widespread sensitisation across primary schools to encourage massive tree planting as a strategy to combat climate change and its impact on food security in Nasarawa.
He stated that the initiative would help mitigate the adverse effects of global warming, desertification, and deforestation.
Emphasising the vital role trees play in producing oxygen necessary for all living creatures, Kassim said, “It is imperative to plant a tree today for a sustainable future.”
Meanwhile, the Youth Coordinator of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Nasarawa State chapter, Mr Samuel Ibbih, led members of the Red Cross in sensitisation efforts at the Board.
Mr Ibbih described trees as “super essential to life on the planet; they are like the lungs of the Earth, breathing in carbon dioxide and breathing out oxygen which living things, especially humans, require.”
He further explained, “Trees also combat climate change, help control erosion, heal and regenerate the soil, and provide habitats for birds and other wildlife.”
Highlighting the organisation’s environmental commitment, Mr Ibbih added, “It is for this and many other important roles that trees play in our lives and environments that the Red Cross Society Nigeria has engaged massively in deforestation and reforestation efforts.”
PIAK