The event aligns with the \u201cGreen Somalia\u201d campaign spearheaded by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud<\/span><\/span>. Launched in August 2022, the ambitious program aims to plant 10 million trees across the country to address the growing threats of desertification, recurrent droughts, and climate change.<\/p>\n Speaking during the launch, Minister Aweis called on citizens across Somalia to actively participate in reforestation efforts, emphasizing the vital role communities play in restoring the nation\u2019s environment. He noted that the Ministry of Information will leverage its media platforms to raise awareness and encourage public engagement in expanding Somalia\u2019s green cover.<\/p>\n The initiative also promotes community-driven actions such as the \u201c1 House, 1 Tree\u201d campaign, which encourages households to contribute directly to environmental restoration. Officials say these efforts are crucial for enhancing biodiversity, improving resilience to climate shocks, and rebuilding ecosystems.<\/p>\n The broader reforestation campaign is overseen by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and reflects the federal government\u2019s increasing focus on sustainability. It has received strong backing from national leadership, including Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre<\/span><\/span>, who recently launched related activities at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n Authorities hope that sustained public participation and government leadership will help Somalia achieve its environmental targets and secure a greener, more resilient future.<\/p>\n \u00a0 Mogadishu(SONNA)-Somalia has intensified its national environmental efforts as senior government officials led a symbolic tree-planting event in the capital, reinforcing the country\u2019s commitment to combating climate change and environmental degradation. The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Daud Aweis Jama, alongside the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Bashir Mohamed Jama, planted trees at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":458977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-458976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458983,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458976\/revisions\/458983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-2.07.30-PM.jpeg\")
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