Sanwo-Olu urges Lagos residents to plant trees, says state targets 20,000 this year
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, the governor described tree planting as one of the state’s key nature-based strategies for tackling climate change and environmental degradation.
Mr Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday at the 2026 Tree Planting Day celebration held at Eko Amore Gardens, Freedom Way, Lekki, according to a statement shared by the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources.
He noted that increasing incidents of extreme weather, flooding, land degradation, biodiversity loss and rising temperatures underscore the need for urgent climate action, adding that tree planting remains one of the most effective nature-based solutions.
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