Navel String Project to Plant One Million Trees
One million trees are to be planted over the next four years under the navel string project being undertaken by SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH).
The project will be launched on Tuesday (February 17), at the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Artificial Ground Water Aquifer Recharge Facility, located on Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine.
Several ministries and agencies as well as neighbouring schools will be participating in the launch.
The Ministries are: Agriculture; Local Government and Community Development; Education; Health; and Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change.
Representatives from the Forestry Department; Social Development Commission (SDC); National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA); the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, among other stakeholders will also be attendance.
The tree planting project aims to, among other things, increase local food production; providing a source of fruits to boost agro-processing; provide employment and culture change in schools and communities; reduce the country’s carbon foot print; increase the country’s stock of lumber trees; protect water sheds; and supporting the national climate change initiative.
Source: Jamaica Information Service