Only when everybody conserves forests, dubbed as natural resource inherit, will they hand down a lush and green environment with abundant natural resources to new generations.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stressed the need to emphasize the establishment of forests and greening landscapes steadfastly to ensure lush and green urban and rural areas. Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing planted a Gangaw (Mesua ferrea) tree at the third monsoon tree-growing ceremony 2024 at block 16 in Yanaungmyin forest reserve in Lewe Township of Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
Speaking on the occasion, the Senior General underscored that forests must be protected to serve a national duty as these forests are crucial for the long-term development of the State, food security, alleviation of climate change, and prevention of natural disasters.
He emphasized that systematic forest management, establishment of forests, growing of trees in watershed areas, environmental conservation and prevention of natural disasters can effectively reduce the risks of disasters.
The Senior General highlighted that the conservation of forests, which provide a variety of forest products and services to society, can be defined as shaping a better future for the State.
Deforestation of watershed forests is a root cause for floods and overflow of rivers and creeks, sediment of silt and weak maintenance of water flow.
As such, he pointed out that only when everybody conserves forests, dubbed as natural resource inherit, will they hand down a lush and green environment with abundant natural resources to new generations.
At the ceremony, SAC Vice-Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win, the Council Secretary, the Joint Secretary, council members, Union-level dignitaries, Union ministers, departmental personnel, teachers and students from Nay Pyi Taw Council Area planted saplings at the same time.
The Senior General viewed round participation of attendees in the tree-growing ceremony.
At the ceremony, they grew 3,000 saplings of 15 species. From 2011 to date, state-level tree-growing ceremonies have been held ten times to grow 17,677 saplings. The tree-growing ceremonies nationwide took place 1,584 times to plant more than 1.138 million saplings. A total of 22.85.6 million trees have been grown nationwide, including this year’s occasions. — MNA/TTA
Salient points from the speech delivered by the Senior General at the tree-growing ceremony
1. It is necessary to emphasize the establishment of forests and greening landscapes steadfastly to ensure lush and green urban and rural areas.
2. Conservation of forests, which provide a variety of forest products and services to society, can be defined as shaping a better future for the State.
3. Forests must be protected to serve a national duty as these forests are crucial for the long-term development of the State, food security, alleviation of climate change, and prevention of natural disasters.
