Dano: The High Commissioner of the province of Ioba, Innocents Ouattara, initiated the "a patriotic hour to green Faso" campaign at the Dano sewage treatment plant. The event saw a large turnout of people eager to contribute to the reforestation initiative from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the participants responded to the Head of State's call for "Patriotic Time to Green Faso," coinciding with Tree Day. Before planting began, water and forestry officials demonstrated how to plant seedlings. At the start of the event, High Commissioner Ouattara planted a baobab tree, marking the launch of the effort to plant 500 seedlings, including baobab, n©r©, caicedrat, and acacia nilotiqua.
The provincial director of water and forests of Ioba, Ollo Julien Kambou, expressed satisfaction with the community's participation, aiming to plant five million trees in an hour. He noted that the four species were the ones currently available in Ioba and emphasized the need for community involvement to maintain and water the trees.
Innocents Ouattara, head of the province of Ioba, expressed his delight at the community support for the presidential initiative. He highlighted that the planting of 500 trees at a secure, fenced site, monitored by the town hall, would serve agricultural purposes and hoped for a high success rate in reforestation.
Mr. Ouattara encouraged the public to continue planting trees at home and in public spaces. Simultaneously, teachers, students, and their parents from various schools in Dano also engaged in tree planting on school grounds.