Children's Environmental Rescue

Today us World Environment Day. Let us be reminded that a clean and healthy environment is our constitutional right according to Article 42 and a universal human right. But Article 69 indicates that it is the state's and our obligation to protect, manage and conserve our environment. Ours is not a clean and healthy environment, thanks to our apathy towards our environment. We throw our waste everywhere hoping for it to disappear. Most of our neighborhoods now look like dumpsites. What a disgusting example we are all setting for our children. Let each of us take control. Let us manage our own waste. It starts with me

"To promote responsible environmental behaviour (REB) in society and advocate for children’s right to clean, green, safe, healthy, and child-friendly environments so that they are able to fully realize their potential, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child" is CER's cause.
We also believe in raising awareness on environmental risks affecting children and communities.
Disaster management knowledge should be part of the requirements for school personnel. Prevention and preparedness which are two of the phases of disaster management should be regularly monitored in entire school environments.
It is very disturbing to accept that like virtually every aspect of our environment, school environments are regarded casually, with complete disregard for the safety and well-being of not just our children but all people in our society. We have the very astute Environment Management and Coordination Act of 1999 (EMCA "99) in place and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) but our environment is the root cause of the biggest percentage of morbidity and mortality in our country.
Why don't we focus more on school environments where these our most vulnerable members spend the biggest portion of their lives?
We at CER send our very sincere condolences to the bereaved families, Utumishi Academy and the entire nation, and pray that this tragedy will cause us all to wake up to the seriousness with which we must consider our environment in general and school environments in particular. May the lives of these girls count for something. God gave us the environment to enjoy and conserve for future generations. It starts with me!

In Japan, instead of cutting down significant trees that stand in the way of construction projects, engineers and arborists practice a traditional horticultural method known as ishoku (tree transplantation).

During this careful process, workers dig around the tree's base, protect its root ball with straw matting and rope to keep the soil and roots intact, and safely move it to a new location.

While people sometimes confuse this practice with nebari—a Japanese gardening term that actually refers to the beautiful look of a tree's surface roots—the actual work of relocating these large trees requires months of preparation, including pruning the roots early to help the tree survive the move.

This respectful and eco-friendly technique is deeply connected to Japanese cultural and Shinto traditions that view ancient trees as sacred, showing that modern city growth can still honor and protect nature.