Gambia: School Tree Nursery Competition Gears Up

School children across the country are getting their hands dirty in qhelping to save the environment. From Kombo to the URD, school children are busy growing trees in their school nurseries preparing for the Gambia All Schools Tree Nursery Competition.

The Gambia All Schools Tree Nursery Competition is a collaborative project between the National Environment Agency (NEA), the Department of State for Education, the Department of State for Forestry, and the United States Peace Corps. The Aim of the competition is for the students to learn about the negative effects of deforestation and the ways reforestation improves their own livelihoods. The project also targets to protect and improve the Gambian Environment by introducing the concepts of tree nursery management techniques to all schools through environmental education.

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