This Day (Lagos, Nigeria): No fewer than 35 million people located in about 10 states in northern
Nigeria are facing threats of hunger and extreme weather conditions due to desert encroachment on arable lands and grazing fields. This is because the Sahara desert is said to be moving southwards at the rate of 0.6 kilometres per annum, just as the rate of deforestation has been about 350,000 hectares per annum.
This was part of a report presented to the House of Representatives Committee on Environment when it received a joint delegation of officials from the Agricultural Development Company Limited, Israel and the Federal Ministry of Environment. The Isreali firm and the Nigerian government are collaborating under the Desert-to-Food Programme to eradicate the menace of desertification.
Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Honourable Duro Faseyi, who while receiving progress report on the Green Wall Project / World Bank project on Tree Planting and Green Wall Sahara, said the House was worried about the devastating effect of desertification in northern Nigeria and was prepared to collaborate with relevant organisations and institutions working in that area to stop desert encroachment….
Sand and dust from the Sahara, blown by the harmattan, envelopes the Abuja National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria. Shot by Kipp Jones from Atlanta, US, Wikimedia Commons via Flickr, nder Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License
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Hello, my name is Fiona Sheahan and I am from Ireland, but currently living in London.I just found your site so thought I would tell you about my project. On July 24th to August 29th I walked 800 km across the North of Spain to raise money for a village in East Tibet that I know very well. Their land and way of life is under great threat from desertification so they need 40,000 trees planted each year over the next 5 years.
One pound will allow them to plant 100 trees !! I am writing to organisations who understand and respect the value of trees but also perhaps the problems that Tibet faces.I would be so grateful for any advice or help, big or small. I have created a blog with details and pictures. One can donate through paypal or this bank account..
Barclays Bank
Acc name- Fiona Catherine Sheahan
Acc no - 43936686
sc- 209655
IBAN- GB72 BARC 2096 5543 9366 86
BIC- BARCGB22
http://treesfortibet.blogspot.com
I have raised £800 so far, but really need more, hopefully£1000 !
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Yours sincerely,
Fiona Sheahan
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