Club To Plant 50,000 Mangrove Trees In Rivers

The Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Eco, is partnering with a sister arm, the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Phoenixs that of Garden City as well as other non -governmental organisations to plant 50,000 mangrove trees this year in Rivers State.
President of the Club, Rtn Emem Okon said this during an event organised by the club to commemorate the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Eco System in Port Harcourt.
Okon said the 50,000 mangroves which will be planted within the Rotary year is part of efforts towards revegetating mangrove forests in the region.
She said the club has already commenced the programme in Rumuolumoni in Obio/Akpo Local Government Area with the planting of more than ten thousand mangrove trees.
She said oil exploration and cutting of mangrove trees for firewood has had a devastating effect on mangrove vegetations in the region.
Okon also said the club is working with communities in the region to ensure the success of the programme.
Also speaking, President of the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Garden City, Mrs. Precious Werner Ovie-Oyubu said the clubs will work out sustainability plan for the programme.
Ovie-Oyubu said the proposed planting programme will bring back lost mangrove forests in the region, and improve the economy of the region through the creation of thousands of jobs for youth.
She called on communities to key into the programme with a view to ensuring its success.

By: John Bibor