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World Environment Day: School, stakeholders to plant 4,000 trees in Abuja – EnviroNews
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The World of Faith Group of Schools (WOFGOS), a Christian-based institution, has begun planting 4,000 exotic trees in Abuja, towards building climate-resilient urban communities.
The Administrator-General of WOFGOS, Mrs. Daisy Idahosa, said in Abuja on Thursday, June 4, 2026, that the initiative was part of events to commemorate the 2026 World Environment Day (WED).
Idahosa said that the initiative would be implemented in partnership with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and other stakeholders with the theme, “Urbanisation and Climate Change: Building Resilient Cities for a Sustainable Future”.
She said that the trees would be planted in designated urban spaces, schools and communities, to boost the Federal Capital Territory’s green canopy and combat the devastating effects of climate change.
“This will create natural cooling zones against rising city temperatures,” she added.
She said that the 2026 WED theme, “Inspired by Nature, for Climate, for our Future”, was to advocate urgent climate action and nature-based resolutions.
She urged urban communities to take proactive steps toward environmental conservation, describing green spaces as “crucial” for human survival.
Idahosa commended school children for spearheading the school-led climate action, indicating their commitment toward building climate-resilient communities.
The Director, UNIC Centre, Mr. Ronald Kayanja, noted the escalating global temperatures, stressing that “now is the time to act”.
Kayanja, who said that the tree planting campaign would significantly mitigate the impact of climate change, called on developed nations to fulfill their climate-finance promises to developing countries.
This, he said, would help in protecting livelihoods and strengthening vulnerable economies.
He cautioned that the world faces a temporary overshoot of the 1.5-degree Celsius global threshold, which continues to destroy homes and deepen hunger.
“Local actions, such as urban afforestation, are important to protecting vulnerable economies while developed nations fulfill their climate finance promises.
The Chairman, Parent-Teacher Association in the school, Mr. Joe Ukairo, emphasised communities’ role in building urban resilience to climate change.
According to him, securing the future of the younger generation requires active participation in local climate solutions.
The first tree was planted at the WOFGOS premises. by Mrs. Kachalla Fatima, President, Association of Flowers, Nursery and Landscaping Practitioners of Abuja.
A School Friends of the Environment Club was also inaugurated at the event while awards were presented to the cleanest classroom in the school, winners of the essay writing competition on environment and materials recovery competition.
By Fuseh Markus