The Lagos State Government on Wednesday charged Environmental School Teachers, “handlers of the Environmental Bees Club” in the state to become agents of positive change of the environment.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a three-day training symposium and nature excursion, the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Dr Omobolaji Gaji highlighted the sustainable development plan of the Lagos State Government with emphasis on youth engagement through effective participation for a sustainable lifestyle.
Gaji, represented by the Director, Environmental Assessment Department, Dr Olasunkanmi Sojinu, said ensuring sustainable lifestyle is a great commitment of all to unlearn, learn and relearn required attitudes on effective greener initiatives.
He explained that the establishment of the Environmental Bees Club was to engender a brilliant collaborative initiative aimed at tackling environmental challenges that promotes a sustainable environment.
The Permanent Secretary said the environment has issues caused by human actions which bring about changes in the natural world that have great consequences affecting human existence.
He charged the Environmental Bees Club Handlers in the state to ensure that students were exposed to practical knowledge in matters relating to global environmental issues and best environmental practices employed by international communities to reduce effects of environmental degradations.
He outlined that the symposium and Nature Conservation Excursion will feature visitations to agencies under the Ministry as well as private entities collaborating with the Ministry to achieve environmental sustainability.
In her presentation, the Chief Executive Director FABE International, Temitope Okunnu speaking on Waste Recycling and upcycling project development for economic empowerment in schools said a lot could be manufactured from non bio-degradable materials such as plastics, nylon, used tyres and this can be achieved through recycling, upcycting as well as reusing.
The second presentation by Aisha Titilola Kareem-Arnold dwelt on Climate Change Action and Youth Engagement for Sustainable Lifestyle highlighted climate change as it is affecting humanity, saying that every individual needs to be engaged in climate action plan.
She stated that there is a need to do things differently by disengaging from the use of fossil fuel, and endeavour to reduce the amount of carbon emission released in the atmosphere.
Teachers participating in the symposium and Nature Conservation Excursion drawn from both private and public schools in the state will be visiting Lagos Environmental Protection Agency LASEPA, Lagos Waste Management Authority LAWMA.
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