TACLOBAN CITY – Some 40 AB Communication students of Leyte Normal University had rolled up their sleeves and initiated their “quickest and easiest” response to combat serious environmental threats like global warming for the year 2010 by planting more than 120 seedlings of mahogany trees at the Mt. Manobo yesterday morning.
Despite the rain downpour and prevalent mud, the students were able to plant all the mahogany seedlings with the hope that it would later help solve the present problems of the environment.
Denise Mendoza, one of the ABCom students who participated in the tree planting, stressed that this would help reduce the effects of global warming and other environmental threats.
“We know that trees are necessary to prevent, if not lessen the impacts of climate change. That is why we are doing this tree planting to help our environment and safeguard ourselves from environmental harm,” she said.
The students who participated in the tree planting activity walked barefooted in the muddy road to the planting site for about half an hour from the national road.
Although small in number, they are hoping that some students and youth would also initiate actions for environmental protections and participate in re-greening the environment through several tree planting activities in their respective schools and places.
Furthermore, the Manobo tribe promised to the students that they will care and look after the planted trees and occasionally guard them against some factors for it will be themselves who would benefit.
Earlier this year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources declared that more trees should be planted for 2010 to offset pollution and curb the effects of climate change in the country.
“This effort is already a response to the call of the department,” the students said.
Meanwhile, it was learned that the DENR has expressed its support to those who are willing to plant trees by giving free tree seedlings in sustaining the integrity of the environment and for a greener 2010. (ALVIN P. CARDINES)
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