Foundation Seeks Climate Studies In Schools

The Printrite Foundation for Sustainable Environment and Education (PFSEE) has called for the inclusion of clime studies successful Nigeria’s schoolhouse program portion unveiling its people to works 10 cardinal trees earlier 2030.

Executive Director of PFSEE, Austin Igwe, who stated this yesterday astatine its flagship programme, The Green Schools Initiative inauguration and prize-giving time successful Abuja yesterday, said the instauration was determined to marque children drivers of clime action.

The programme, organised nether the theme, “My Climate, My Future,” had implicit 20 schools successful the FCT participating, with students nursing implicit 3,000 seedlings and successfully nurturing astir 1,500 trees.

“We judge that our children, conscionable arsenic we spot them arsenic the hopes of tomorrow, indispensable besides beryllium decently educated connected the request to beryllium environmentally conscious.

That is wherefore we started the Sustainable Environment and Education Clubs, which we telephone SEE Clubs, crossed schools successful the FCT.

“Those trees volition beryllium planted connected roads and wrong communities. Between present and 2030, we are assured of planting adjacent to 10 cardinal trees done this approach,” helium added.

The instauration besides rewarded outstanding schools, teachers and students. The wide champion schoolhouse received N1 cardinal to grow its greenish projects, portion coaches and six students were awarded currency prizes and scholarships for their participation.

Igwe noted that partnerships had been important successful driving the initiative. “We person seen the Ministry of Environment, AEPB, the Nigerian Environmental Society, the Swedish Embassy, the Rwandan High Commission, CODAF, Social Action, and others enactment us. But we are besides calling for much radical to rally astir this cause,” helium said.

On whether clime alteration should beryllium treated arsenic a compulsory schoolhouse subject, Igwe stressed, “Yes, successful fact, we are already encouraging authorities to see climate-focused teaching successful schoolhouse curriculums.