AS PART of the National Conservation Commission’s (NCC) programme to reforest Barbados, 20 000 trees have been planted across the island over the past three years.
Yesterday this figure was announced by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Drainage, Lionel Weekes, as he delivered the feature remarks at the National Arbor Day celebration ceremony, where NCC donated eight shaded trees to the Charles F. Broome Primary School.
In 2007, the commission embarked on a project in collaboration with the Organisation of American States, to plant 80 000 trees over a five-year period. Weekes indicated that the project has engaged the energies of schools, youth groups, 4-H Clubs, governmental departments and corporate Barbados.
“I must mention that the success of the project to date has been as a result of the practical involvement of 4-H Clubs and the schools, since they have been actively involved in the propogation of the plants at the NCC’s headquarters on Saturdays.” (AH)
