REPORT
ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS.
The
21st day of March each year marks the international day of forests,
popularly known as international forest day. The day is celebrated globally in
diverse ways to portray the gratitude of all humans to mother earth for the
provision of forest reserves and its unlimited benefits. This year, Abibinsroma Foundation in collaboration with Kingdom Dynamic Future Home, celebrated the
day with the pupils and Staff of Only Believe International School (Kukurantumi)
in the Akim District of the Eastern Region here in Ghana. The day was not
originally popular with pupils and therefore presented an opportunity for them
to be part of the event.
The
Project Coordinator of Abibinsroma Foundation and the President and founder of
Kingdom Dynamic Future Home, Mr. Prince Anthony Blessed Amegbor, who presented
the opportunity to several students to understand the significance of forests
and the role they play in climate change mitigation, how useful they are as sources
for food, water, raw materials and other uses.
As
the UN theme for this year is “water and Forests”, Forests are home to more
than 80 per cent of the terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects.
They provide shelter, jobs and security for forest-dependent communities, with
approximately 1.6 billion people relying on forest resources for their
livelihoods, with most of them (1.2 billion) using trees on farms to generate
food and cash. Ecosystem services are essential for human wellbeing. They
provide food, water, energy and other benefits. Thus it is important to connect
ecosystems to global development priorities.
The
head teacher of the School, Mr. Justice Nii Klu and his assistant, Mr. Francis
Ampaw were grateful to the two organizations for coming together to promote the
international day of forests celebration with his school. The students partook
in a tree planting exercise to mark the day and help support the Chinese
proverb that says, “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, and the
best next time is now”. The event saw some students who pledged and dedicated
themselves to taking care of their trees they planted for posterity sake.
The pupils of the school
participated in the event by expressing their views on how forests should be
protected in relation to its role as a source of fresh water for most
communities, asking interesting questions and answering very challenging
questions which proved that the young understood the benefits water and forests
play in their lives and the climate change mitigation process as a whole. All
the students were glad they were part of a global celebration of this kind and
expressed their keen interest in celebrating the day annually. Abibinsroma Foundation therefore seeks to promote the integrity sustainability of our
forest reserves as they are vital to the water cycle and the best ticket to
carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation.
Isaac
Korku Dorgbetor
Project
Coordinator
Abibinsroma Foundation.
Email:info@abibinsromafoundation.org
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