Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, launched the National Plan of Green Somalia, and planted one of the 10 million trees in the nation’s home.
The president pointed out the importance of trees for our country which has been plagued by repeated droughts, and it has had a strong impact on the difficult circumstances the country has been through, which has caused severe erosion that has affected life and the environment.
“The destruction that occurred in the country did not only affect the people, but it caused severe problems in the Somali environment. We lost the animals and plants that were famous in our country. The reconstruction of the government should go hand in hand with the regeneration of the environment and the development of the public’s awareness of the wellbeing of the environment,” the President said.
The President instructed the government agencies to take the lead in this plan and plant trees in their offices and the environment prepared by the government.
President Hassan Sheikh instructed the Banadir Regional Administration and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Government of Somalia to plant 100,000 trees in the capital in the remaining two months of the year in order to proceed with the reforestation of state capitals and all districts and regions of the country.
Source: Somali National News Agency