 The tree planting campaign is part of the country's effort to tackle climate change. In pursuit of its mission to conserve nature and curb indiscriminate deforestation, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation has embarked on a tree planting project in schools in Lagos State starting with Iqoakete, a senior grammar school, plus TV Africa's correspondent Ucheh Uwehidhaniel was there and now reports. In a bid to protect and restore forests for their vital role in removing atmospheric greenhouse gases, a non-governmental organization, Nigerian Conservation Foundation has had a tree planting session where they sensitize students and staff on the need to keep the environment green. Head of environmental education, Abidemi Balogun stated the mission of the fund. We are doing other ecosystem restoration activities in other locations, but we feel working with school will also bring it down to the school children and also make them aware of the impacts of climate change. So the tree's planted will serve the purpose of shade and then fruits when it's fully matured and it also helps to combat climate change. The principle of Iqoakete Senior Grammar School expresses happiness with the new development. The tree planting has really encouraged a better and healthy environment particularly for the school system. The students find it very conducive to play, sit and they also engage themselves meaningfully and academically with this new environment. The students had also learned the importance and what they will be doing to save the environment going forward. The effect of tree planting is so necessary because as far as the survival of living organism is concerned tree planting is essential because it helps to prevent depletion of ozone layer it also provides oxygen which is necessary for human beings to breathe. We should help watering them like daily on daily basis like twice in a day and also we should not you should not plug the leaf anyhow and we should help to maintain them by when one is removed we should help by putting another one back like afforesting reforesting it back. The community-based afforestation tree planting advocacy program has indeed created a lot of awareness and the citizens are adapting to this new motive. Uchechi Uwehi Daniel reporting for Plus TV Africa.