Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese To Plant 20,000 Trees

As part of its efforts to fight deforestation and climate change, the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna has concluded plans to plant 20,000 trees by 2027.

The Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso during the tree planting campaign flag-off yesterday in Kaduna which was organised by Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC), Commission for Environment and Archdiocesan Pastoral Executive Council (APEC) said, “We have caused damages to the mother earth, the damages which we have caused, at least something can be done about it by planting trees.

“We are trying to see how to start healing the injuries we have caused on mother earth, what can we do to renew the face of the earth? So, we are encouraging Nigerians to start planting trees, especially during this raining season,” he said.

He also encouraged children to join in planting trees, noting that “children still have a long way to go, children are a success in tree planting, the future belongs to them.”

Ndagoso who is also the vice president, Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), reiterated that Nigerians should develop the habit of planting trees, especially economic trees, adding that they were sources of income.

The coordinator, JDPC, Kaduna Archdiocese, Rev Fr Joshua Achir said the church wants to plant 20,000 trees in the next five years starting from this year.

“We want to plant 20,000 trees in five years, 4,000 for each year, we just started the campaign with 2,500 trees, it is hoped that by Friday next week, it will be stepped down in the communities,” he said.

On her part, the chairman, Care of Environment Commission, Archdiocese of Kaduna, Catherine Ishu said, “We are sensitising Nigerians on the importance of planting trees, we are also forming children groups that will water these trees that have been planted.”