Government officials and experts at a post-rally discussion have stressed on massive tree plantation to adapt climate change side by side with improving environment, ecology and bio-diversity.
They made the observations at the discussion at the inaugural ceremony of a fortnight-long 'Divisional Wood, Fruit and Medicinal Tree Fair -2018' held on Rangpur Zila School ground recently.
The district administration jointly with Social Forestry Division and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is organizing the fair to create awareness on importance of tree plantation to mitigate adverse impacts of climate change for a safer planet.
Different government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nursery owners and entrepreneurs have set up fifty stalls on the fairground displaying saplings of many varieties of fruit, timber and medicinal plants.
Earlier, a procession participated by officials and employees of the divisional and district administrations, DAE, Department of Forest (DoF), nursery owners, students, teachers and farmers, was brought out on the city streets.
