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Group plants 2,000 trees in A’Ibom schools to combat climate change

by Matthew Atungwu December 8, 2022
written by Matthew Atungwu December 8, 2022
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League of Queens International, a non-governmental organization has started planting 2,000 economic trees across public schools in Akwa Ibom State as part of efforts to tackle the impacts of climate change.

The organisation says it has also stepped up its efforts to encourage recycling and efficient garbage disposal in the state.

The group’s coordinator, Idongesit Alexander who made this known while addressing newsmen on “Gender and Climate Change” in Uyo, the state capital, said that the goal was to plant over 2,000 trees within a year.

Idongesit said that to complete the task, there will be a need for collaboration between the public and corporate sectors, as well as civil society organizations, adding that three Climate Change Action Groups had been established to oversee tree-planting initiatives, advocate for proper waste management and keep an eye on how citizens, communities and the government are acting in relation to national and international climate change frameworks.

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He said, “As a follow-up to the project activities, League of Queens International has commenced planting of trees in primary schools in Akwa Ibom state, the target is to plant 2000 Economic Trees in the next 12 months”.

Speaking further, he said, “today,7th December 2022, we are inaugurating three Climate change Action Groups in the state. The climate change Action Groups will lead the tree planting campaigns in their localities and also carry out the advocacy for waste disposal and waste recycling in the state”.

Story was adapted from Punch.

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