In the pursuit of the implementation of the activities of its project “Creation of a Botanical Garden in Niamtougou”, which also aims to promote environmental education, especially at the grassroots level, by strengthening the capacities of schoolchildren and their teachers in terms of protecting their environment, the NGO AGIR is supporting some schools in the town of Doufelgou-1 to set up plantations that can strengthen school pedagogy while providing maximum ecosystem services to: term.
To do so, at least four (04) selected schools benefit from technical and material support for the creation of their arboretums during the 2023 reforestation campaign.
These four (04) selected schools, which are the Lycée Moderne de Niamtougou, the Primary and Public Schools (EPP) Douga-Eni A and Centrale in the Canton of Niamtougou, and EPP Djerégou A in the canton of Ténéga, received plants to be planted. Each of the beneficiary schools received between 100 and 200 plants depending on the areas they have, the type of species requested and their maintenance capacities.
The Primary and Public Schools Centrale, Douga-Eni A and Djerégou immediately proceeded to the planting of their on 27 and 29 June in the presence of the Project Manager Mr. SAMAH Kobaéga. Thus, for the creation of school arboretums, nearly 500 plants of the following species: cailcedra (Khaya senegalensis), Sena siamea, Albizia sp., baobab (Adansonia digitata), Kapokier (Ceiba pentadra), Palm trees (Ceiba pentadra), Palm trees (Ceiba pentadra), Palms (Elaeis guineensis), Gmelina arborea, Leucaena leucocephala, shea, shea, shea trees (Ceiba pentadra), palm trees (Ceiba pentadra), palm trees (Ceiba pentadra), palm trees (Elaeis guineensis), Gmelina arborea, Leucaena leucocephala, shea. aria paradoxa) Mango trees and Moringa oleifera etc. were received and reforested by these schools.