FCT agency begins school greening, tree planting campaign

The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB) has commenced a school greening and tree planting campaign across primary and junior secondary schools in the FCT. The campaign was inaugurated on Monday, at Junior Secondary School, Bako, Kwali Area Council. The acting Executive Chairman of the board, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, explained while inaugurating […]

The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB) has commenced a school greening and tree planting campaign across primary and junior secondary schools in the FCT.
The campaign was inaugurated on Monday, at Junior Secondary School, Bako, Kwali Area Council.
The acting Executive Chairman of the board, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, explained while inaugurating the campaign, that the move was to mitigate the impact of climate change.
Wenegieme explained that the school greening programme, focusing mainly on economic trees, was designed to instill environmental consciousness in learners while simultaneously improving the physical environment of schools.
This, she said, would increase tree cover, enhance biodiversity, improve air quality, and protect against soil erosion.
She said the campaign, which would be implemented in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission, would cover the more than 600 primary schools and over 200 junior secondary schools in the FCT. (NAN)

The Etsu Kwali, Luka Nizassan III, commended FCT UBEB and UBEC for the initiative, describing it as the “renaissance of tree planting in schools” for a healthier and cleaner environment. (NAN)