PNG ENVIRONMENT

 

CELEBRATING WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY in PORT MORESBY

Left-right: Nature Park CEO Kersey Engle, Children of Light Learning Centre student Jude Kevin, Climate Change and Development Authority acting Managing Director William Lakain and  Dianne Pelioka from Deloitte Financial Advisory and Consulting services planting a tree to mark World Environment day at Nature Park in Port Moresby. 

IN its mission to plant 50,000 trees around Port Moresby and Central province, the Port Moresby Nature Park has been reaching out to schools to include tree planting as an activity prior to global celebrations for World Environment Day last week. 

The response has been massive with the planting of more than a thousand trees across the Nation’s Capital thanks to the support of schools and business houses.

Port Moresby Nature Park’s horticulture team, with the supervision of its Team Leader Junior Muli managed to successfully carry out tree planting activities.

“Schools are always chosen for this particular program with the view that children are the future of the nation” said Muli.

“Whatever the children learn today will go a long way in terms of being responsible members of the society and taking care of the environment.” 

Port Moresby Nature Park handed out free seedlings for planting to Roku Primary School, Tuhava International Primary School, Ororo Primary School, St Therese Primary School, Kilakila Secondary School and Jubilee Secondary School.

 Apart from schools, Credit Corporation and Nasfund were the two corporate bodies who took part in the program as well.

The ‘Trees for Life’ initiative is supported by the global NGO Cities 4Forests and One Tree Planted, the Sir Brian Bell Foundation, the British High Commission, Rotary Club of Port Moresby and Skal Port Moresby. 

With continuous environmental issues affecting many societies today, the work of Port Moresby Nature Park will be even more important as we advocate, protect and conserve PNG’s Wildlife and Natural Environment.