Tuaran: A total of 1,000 native trees, including te Marabahai, Jambu Strawberry and Sempilau Laut, were planted Friday at Pantai Torong Badak, here, in conjunction with the 2022 National Youth Day 2022.
State Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ellron Angin said more than 300 youths from the Malaysian Youth Council and Sabah Youth Council were involved in the planting of the trees, which also aimed at greening the beach area and preserving the environment.
He said the tree-planting programme was also carried out in response to the Government’s call to plant 100 million trees by 2025 through the Malaysian Greening Programme, whereby a total of seven million trees had been planted in Sabah this year.
The State’s target was to plan eight million trees a year.
“Youths are invited for this tree planting programme, among others, to make them aware of their responsibility to care for the environment for the benefit of the future generation.
“Apart from planting trees, efforts to keep the beaches in Sabah clean is also important in efforts to protect the environment,” he told reporters after opening the tree-planting programme on behalf of Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
Also present was Youth and Sports Ministry Secretary -General Datuk Jana Santhiran Muniayan. The national-level National Youth Day 2022 celebration was held at Padang Pekan Tuaran where various programmes, including games, silat demonstration, exhibitions, Youth Career Carnival and Ad-Deen Forum were held.
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