July 25, (THEWILL) – The Cross River State Government has said that all is set for this year’s Wet Season Green Carnival.
The carnival is an initiative of the Ben Ayade administration aimed at sustaining the natural resources of the state.
The Commissioner for Tourism, Eric Anderson, said this year’s edition of the carnival would take place on July 27, 2021.
The event is themed ‘Go Green’ and it will be held simultaneously in all the 18 local government areas of the state.
Anderson said, “We need to go green to replenish our degraded forest stock, enhance aesthetics and by extension mitigate climate change. The Green Carnival is a programme aimed at creating awareness in the citizenry to imbibe the culture of tree planting. Cross River State is not only rich in biodiversity, it plays a leading role in climate change mitigation both in Nigeria and Africa as a continent.
“This is the only state in Nigeria that is a signatory to the Under 2 Coalition. It is the only state that is a member of the Governor’s Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF) and a regular attendee of the conference of parties (COP) organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
“With the rich profile in forest potential and climate change mitigation, it is only wise for the state to sustain and replenish this nature’s huge resource.”
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of International Donor Support, Dominic Akwaji described the future of the state’s economy as green.
He added that the state was on course to earn carbon credit and studies had been concluded in this regard.
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