UNICEF urges Bauchi youths to engage in tree planting

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The United Nations Children’s Fund has urged the youth to imbibe the habit of tree planting as a way of life.

This call was made on Friday in Bauchi by Nanbam Michael, the Water and Sanitation Hygiene Officer, UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office, at an occasion marking the 2025 World Environmental Day.

Nanbam who noted that the 2025 World Environmental Day’s theme is “Our Land, Our Future: We are #Generation Restoration,” explained that the day is the United Nations’ flagship day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

He stressed, “In line with the 2025 theme, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Bauchi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), has selected tertiary institutions to commemorate this important day through targeted advocacy and community engagement.

“The selection of tertiary institutions is strategic to sow in the youth the culture of tree planting in order to have sustainability.

“This is strategic as the objective of this year’s event is to raise awareness and encourage young people to sensitise their communities about the dangers of indiscriminate tree cutting, the urgent need to promote tree planting as a means of protecting the environment, improving groundwater recharge, and mitigating climate change impacts,” she added.

The UNICEF boss who also expressed concern that tree cutting contributes to desertification, flooding, and loss of biodiversity, noted that every tree planted today was an investment in the health, climate, and economy of future generations.

Also speaking, the Provost of the Bauchi State College of Agriculture, Ahmed Isah, noted that the advocacy to the college was apt and timely.

Represented by the Head of Department, Forestry and Environmental Technology of the College, Modibbo Saleh, the provost disclosed that the college had already made preparations to plant over 1,000 trees in the premises.

He said, “we understand our role as tertiary institutions to teach our students the benefit of the tree.

“This will promote environmental education and modelling eco-friendly behaviours as they will extend the message to their immediate environment”.

He expressed confidence that the institution will ensure the trees planted are nurtured to grow and flourish.

Akelicious reports that UNICEF is supporting Bauchi State in addressing the impacts of climate change by providing technical assistance for the construction of climate-resilient toilets in schools, healthcare facilities, and other public places.

As part of this effort, over 100 Toilet Business Owners have been trained and are actively supporting communities to upgrade WASH facilities to be more climate resilient in the state.

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