Landscape Restoration Key to Sustainable Development, Says ……Opara.

The Project Coordinator of the Federal Capital Territory Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, Mrs. Caroline Opara, has emphasized the crucial role of landscape restoration in ensuring sustainable community development.

Opara made this assertion recently during a meeting of the Local Government Implementation Committee (LGIC) at the FCT ACReSAL Project office in Gwarimpa.

She emphasized the commitment of the Project to addressing the issue of land degradation, an issue that has significantly impacted the Territory’s environment and the socio- economic well-being of the populace.

Opara commended members of the LGIC for their dedication to the project, underscoring the importance of community participation. “As a community-driven initiative, your inputs are crucial in shaping our programmes. This is why the multilevel grassroot committees are put in place. Therefore, as critical stakeholders , you are expected to contribute to the development of the FCT ACReSAL work plan” she said.

The Project Coordinator stressed the need for the Area Council Authorities to provide land for project interventions ensuring the project’s long-term sustainability and community ownership. She informed them that the project is currently implementing a range of landscape restoration activities in the FCT particularly through the planting of trees.

Members of the LGIC expressed appreciation to ACReSAL for its transformative interventions acknowledging the successes recorded so far in their various communities.. They pledged the resolve of their Councils to continue to cooperate with members of the Project Implementation Unit to facilitate the success of ACReSAL in the FCT