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Statement on the World Environment Day 5 June 2011
Youth Agrarian Society
June 03, 2011

The Youth Agrarian Society joins the rest of the world in commemorating this year's World Environment Day under the theme: "Forests: nature at your service". A reminder of the importance of forestry in our lives as the majority of the people depends on forests for their livelihoods. They also play a pivotal role in the global fight against climate change by releasing oxygen to the atmosphere and absorbing carbon dioxide. They create and maintain soil fertility and help to regulate the often-devastating impacts of storms, floods and fires.

In commemorating this year's World Environment Day, the Youth Agrarian Society is setting up forestry nurseries at community level in all its operational rural districts across Zimbabwe. The nurseries will serve as a source the diverse tree species that are adapted and those that can be adopted in each locality. The young people will be leading the efforts to curb deforestation through reforestation of degraded forests in their communities.

The Youth Agrarian Society continues to advocate for the formulation and effective implementation of government policies and projects that are environmentally friendly in each sector that has a direct bearing on the environment i.e. Agriculture, mining and industry. There is also a need to integrate environmental issues, food security and climate change in coming up with lasting solutions to address deforestation and degradation of the land's most biologically diverse ecosystems.

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