The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II,has called on the people of the state to plant trees to support government towards combatting climate change in their environment.
The monarch made the call in his remarks at the launching of the 2024 Tree Planting Campaign held at the Kwankwasiyya City Kano, on Wednesday.
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“I urge each and everyone of you to plant trees in your various domains and other places so as to protect our environment from the impact of climate change,” the Emir said.
He said, “You will all recall the heatwave we experienced some months back which made the environment uncomfortable for us, and that was one of the effects of climate change.
“We should not allow the trend to continue and the only way to avert the reoccurrence or worsening of the heatwave is to try to plant trees in our environment,” Sanusi said.
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He explained that it’s only through planting trees in our environment,the people of the state would contribute their quota to efforts towards checking the threat of desert encroachment.
The traditional ruler lauded the State Government for its efforts to curtail the effects of climate change in the state, in addition to planting millions of tree seedlings across the state.
Speaking while launching the campaign, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf urged the people of the state to plant trees in their respective areas so as to protect the environment against the effects of climate change.
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He said the as state government would sustain the annual Tree Planting Campaign as part of its efforts to protect the environment.
Governor Yusuf said over three million tree seedlings would be planted across the the 44 local government areas of the state this year.
