Nigeria: World Environment Day - Cross River to Plant Five Million Trees

24 May 2011

Abuja — The Cross River Government plans to plant five million trees to commemorate this year's World Environment Day, says Mr Edward Gekpe, the Permanent Secretary in the state's Ministry of Environment.

Gekpe, on Monday in Abuja, said that the aim of the exercise was to restore depleted forest in the state back to their original state.

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