BY RODRICK DESURI
Auki
Youths in Malaita Province are urged to switch their mindset and start focusing on replanting forest trees to benefit their province in the future.
The main idea behind this initiative is to have young people involved in practical activities like replanting of forest trees, regaining environmental habitat, improving air quality, and supporting local economic growth.
Malaita Provincial Youth Coordinator Frank Samo stated that this is the only way to restore the forests and the environment that have been destroyed by logging while also supporting economic development.
“We have 33 wards; 26 wards are situated on land, and seven are located along coastal lines.
“We need to engage our young people to at least replace 100 trees each. This is for both boys and girls.
“Once we have 59,000 young people in Malaita Province and each one replants 100 plants, it will result in a total of 5,900,000 trees,” he said.
Samo said this initiative can also work in other provinces.
He said this is a significant step that should be encouraged in the country by the government to get young people engaged and to help them avoid involvement in unwanted social activities like stealing and violence.
He said that it will also help to support the growth of the country’s economy through log exports to overseas countries.
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