The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has rolled out a programme aimed at encouraging pupils and students to develop a culture of planting trees.
The ministry’s Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe said the programme, dubbed Greening School, aims at increasing the country’s forest cover from the current 7 per cent to 10 per cent.
Speaking during the National World Environmental Day Celebrations at Maasai Girls in Narok County last week, Mr Lesiyampe said the programme targets inculcating tree planting culture in Kenyans at an early age.
“We are optimistic that if we teach young Kenyans the need to conserve the environment early, then destruction of nature witnessed currently will be addressed,” said Lesiyampe.
The PS warned that wetlands continue to be drained at an alarming rate to provide space for agriculture, human settlement and urban development.
“There is an urgent need to strike a balance between the environmental functioning and wetland use for livelihood support,” he said.
Lesiyampe said the ministry is currently implementing various projects in collaboration with international partners and relevant institutions through the national education awareness initiative.
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