Taraba State’s Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Aisha Barde, has launched a large-scale reforestation effort in rural communities in collaboration with the Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReDAL) project, which is funded by the World Bank. 

The project aims to address land degradation and climate change challenges in northern Nigeria.

During a press briefing in Jalingo, the state capital, Barde announced that the ministry, with the support of ACReSAL, has successfully planted three million trees in rural communities across the state. She emphasised that this initiative is crucial for mitigating the effects of climate change. 

“The Ministry of Environment is only championing the reforestation project; it is a project for all citizens of the state; we must imbibe the habits of tree planting to save our land from environmental degradation, though as a ministry, we have to lead the campaign to create awareness for the people to key in. We have already initiated three million high-breed trees across the rural communities in the state. We are also calling on the state’s people to see the need to plant at least two trees in one month. With such efforts, our state will remain green, and we can curb the effects of climate change.”

Barde also expressed her gratitude to Governor Agbu Kefas for his support and urged project handlers to be truthful, just, and transparent in their duties.