All is now set for the Dr Kayode Fayemi-led government in Ekiti State to embark on aggressive afforestation across the state.
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Gbenga Agbeyo gave the information while addressing Journalists in Ado-Ekiti.
Agbeyo who lamented on the situation of the forest reserves in the state said that most of the forest reserves have been devastated and depleted.
He stressed the need to quickly embrace aggressive forest regeneration through planting of trees to prevent the reserves from going into extinction.
According to him, government was targeting one million stands of different species of trees to be erected in the forest reserves across the state.
The Commissioner disclosed that Thirty Thousand seeds of trees are currently under nursery and would be distributed to the reserves as soon as they are mature for planting to revive and strengthen forestry management in the state
He also said that part of the seedlings would be distributed to Timber Trade Association, Tree Growers Association, Schools and interested individuals.
Speaking on the indiscriminate felling of trees, Agbeyo advised people to desist from the act, stressing that they should inculcate the idea of planting trees for replacement for future purpose.
He called on all stakeholders in the forestry management to support government in the regeneration agenda to put the industry on the right track so as to boost the economy of the state.
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