Nigerian communities combat deforestation with sustainable tree planting

Under the blazing midday sun of Gomboru Liberty in Borno, northeast Nigeria, Ali Yerima, a youth advocate and chairman of the Gomboru Youth Association, was in full concentration, sweat trickling down his face, as he carefully adjusted the last tree to be watered for the day. 

The tree, one of many he recently planted in his relentless fight against climate change, was struggling to survive, but Ali was determined to keep it alive. 

It’s been seven years since he dedicated himself to the Go Green Initiative...