Center Battles Desertification In Bauchi

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has intensified its campaign for environmental protection with the planting of 100 trees in Andiwa and Jogayel communities in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State.

The exercise was part of the organisation’s environmental campaign aimed at combating desertification, erosion and other forms of environmental degradation across the region.

Speaking during the tree-planting exercise yesterday, CITAD Director, Dr. Yunusa Zakari Ya’u, urged communities to make tree planting a regular practice, particularly by replacing old trees lost to development, farming and other human activities.

Y.Z Ya’u stressed the importance of trees to environmental sustainability, noting that they help protect communities from the adverse effects of erosion, desertification and climate-related challenges.
He expressed concern over the gradual disappearance of some traditional, old and heritage trees, warning that failure to take deliberate steps to preserve and replace them could lead to the loss of an important part of the region’s natural heritage.

Expressing appreciation, Jama’are residents, Adamu Hassan and Amina Ahmed, thanked CITAD for the initiative and commended the organisation for its various programmes aimed at promoting development and improving the well-being of residents of Jama’are LGA.