NCCE Director urges attitudinal change for environmental sustainability    

Mr Joseph Oduro-Buabeng, the Tano North Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised Ghanaians to change their attitudes towards to preserve and sustain the environment. 
 
Instead, he asked the public to be friendly to remain environmentally conscious, saying that protecting the environment remained a civic responsibility of all. 
 
Mr Buabeng gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Duayaw-Nkwanta on the sidelines of a tree planting exercise to mark the government’s “Tree for Life” initiative and mitigate climate change impacts in the Municipality. 
 
He said as enshrined in Article 41 (k) of the 1992 Constitution, it was the duty of everybody Ghanaian to be friendly to and promote environmental sustainability. 
 
Mr Buabeng called for stakeholder support as well as support from the community members to address the illegal lumbering and chainsaw operations in the municipality to preserve forest reserves and forestry resources. 
 
Prior to the commencement of the tree planting exercise, Mr Pius Opoku, the Tano North Municipal Chief Executive, admonished the community members not only to plant the trees but tried and also nurture them. 
 
He regretted that forests in the area were on the verge of extinction, explaining that the government’s “Tree for Life” initiative was aimed at helping to restore the forest and vegetative covers in the area and also mitigate climate change impacts. 
 
Mr Solomon Nyamah, the Bechem Head of the Forestry Services Division, explained that the division had made available different species of tree seedlings and advised the community members to collect and plant them in their localities. 
 
Traditional authorities, Assembly Members as well as personnel of the NCCE, National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and others participated in the tree planting exercise.