Governor Buni speaks on the impact of climate change and urges people to plant trees

Governor Buni speaks on the impact of climate change and urges people to plant trees

By: Yahaya Wakili

Yobe State governor Mai Mala Buni has urged the people of the state to plant trees in order to mitigate the effects of climate change on people and communities in the state.

Buni said tree planting in our localities is important for improving livelihoods and security, as well as for stabilising and restoring our degraded landscape ecosystem and mitigating the negative impact of climate change on our people.

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State stated this while flagging off the launching of the 2026 tree planting in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.

He said this year’s tree planting campaign slogan is “one person, one tree for greener and sustainable Yobe”.

According to Governor Buni, this year the government has raised three million seedlings of assorted species of trees that suit our climate conditions, such as baobab, mahogany, pankia, tamarind, mansonia, moringa, and a host of other trees that provide unquantifiable uses and values to our people.

“Sadly, our environment is becoming dry, as a result of indiscriminate felling of trees without replacement,” Governor Buni added.

He said the government established six weather monitoring stations in different locations across the state, namely in Machina, Gashua, Yunusari, Jakusko, and Damaturu local government areas.

He directed all the local government chairmen to undertake the campaign in their various local government areas between 26 and 30 August 2026.

In a keynote address, the commissioner of the ministry of environment, Hon. Sidi Yakubu Karasuwa, appealed to the communities, households, schools, and civil society organisations to afford the tree planting not as a ceremonial duty but as a vital necessity.

Also, in his welcome speech, the chairman of the Damaturu local government area, Alhaji Bukar Adamu, reaffirmed the support of all the local government councils in the state.

Governor Buni speaks on the impact of climate change and urges people to plant trees.