Climate Change: Kebetkache Begins Planting '5000 Propagules in 5 Riverine Communities'

By Kelechi Nwaucha
Despite the devastation brought on the Niger Delta environment by decades of oil exploration activities, mangroves remain effective natural defense against climate change manifestations in the region. According to research findings, mangroves, indigenous to the Niger Delta, "are one of nature's most effective tools in the fight against climate change," and contribute to the promotion of a sustainable ecosystem. Against this backdrop, non-governmental organisation, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, with support from Both ENDS, recently embarked on the regeneration of 5,000 propagules (mangrove seedlings) in five riverine communities. The project, which began with the regeneration of 1,000 propagules in Ibaka community, in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, last Friday, is to traverse four other riverine communities, that include Bundu (Port Harcourt City LGA), Rumulumini (Obio//Akpor LGA) and Bodo (Gokana LGA). Project officer at Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Dr. Confidence Otikor Samuel, who spoke on behalf of the executive director, Dr. Emem Okon, noted that "there is a need to conserve the mangrove. There is a need to protect it and preserve it, especially considering the economic impact of the mangrove in terms of food security and in terms of the medicinal aspect. A lot of us aren't aware that it has medicinal impact. "Also, during the erosion period, the mangrove helped to assuage the effect of erosion on the environment. So it is very, very important. And that is why Kebetkache is creating awareness and encouraging communities to replant (mangrove) if they must use." Resource person at the event, Dr. Akie Hart, who is also the National President of the Mangrove Forest Conservation Society of Nigeria, noted that the mangrove "is so vital and important because it provides full security for the people who dwell in the mangrove and around the mangrove. For the people of the Niger Delta, their protein needs come from the mangrove. "So that is why we are not saying do not use the mangrove again. We are encouraging the community to use the mangrove in a sustainable manner. To use it in a planned, I mean in a programmed manner. In a way that they will be using it for today. It will remain for tomorrow. It will remain for the next generation. So if the community uses 20% mangrove, it is expected that the mangrove will be used for the next generation." Read more: https://phmundial.com/climate-change-kebetkache-begins-planting-5000-propagules-in-5-riverine-communities/

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