Over 200 youth from schools across the country yesterday participated in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s National Youth Environment Forum, held in commemoration of World Environment Day 2016 (WED) which is being observed tomorrow under the localized theme – ‘Fight against illegal trade of Wildlife.’
Observed annually by millions of people worldwide, the United Nations’ World Environment Day is aimed at encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
With this year’s focus of raising awareness and articulating action that can lead to strengthened systems to curtail the illegal trade of wildlife, yesterday’s forum provided a space for youths to express their understanding of the WED theme in creative ways, display exhibits in a
