In a statement on X, NTSA noted that its Director General, George Njao, led the tree planting exercise to mark World Environment Day.
NTSA has planted so far a total of
40,000 trees in Dongo Kundu.
“4,000 mangrove seedlings were
planted today, bringing the total of mangrove seedlings planted by NTSA in
Dongo Kundu to 40,000,” NTSA noted.
"Given that mangrove trees sequester 10 times more carbon than terrestrial trees, this number then is equivalent to 4,000,000 trees planted."
Elsewhere in Tharaka University, Cabinet
Secretary of Environment, Climate Change
and Forestry, Deborah Barasa, presided over the national celebrations, themed
"Ending Plastic Pollution".
World Environment Day 2025 calls
for collective action to tackle plastic pollution.
World Environment Day was
established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the
Human Environment.
First held in 1973, it has been a
platform for raising awareness on environmental issues as marine pollution,
overpopulation, global warming, sustainable development and wildlife crime
Since the first celebration, World Environment Day has helped UNEP
to raise awareness and generate political momentum around growing concerns,
such as the depletion of the ozone layer, toxic chemicals, desertification and
global warming.
The Day has developed into a global platform for taking action on
urgent environmental issues.
Millions of people have taken part over the years, helping drive
change in our consumption habits, as well as in national and international
environmental policy.
