Foundation helps Park’s project with equipment

The National National

THE Sir Brian Bell Foundation has thrown its support behind the Port Moresby Nature Park’s trees for life project by sponsoring equipment to ensure its success.
The equipment includes weed killers, seed trays, shovels, spades and watering cans worth about K160,000.
Nature Park chief executive officer Michelle McGeorge said: “The support from the Sir Brian Bell Foundation will greatly enable us to further our efforts to ensuring the success of the trees for life project.
This project provides an opportunity for the park to expand its living space.”
On March 20, the park officially launched trees for life a school tree planting project at the Gerehu Secondary School.
The event was officiated by NCD Governor Powes Parkop.
The trees for life school tree planting project is the effort of Port Moresby Nature Park to support the governor’s one million trees campaign to make Port Moresby a greener city in the fight against global warming and climate change.
The park has committed to supporting the governor in the efforts to plant 50,000 trees in Port Moresby.
However, due to the current Covid-19 state of emergency restrictions, the park is unable to proceed with the school project, and it’s focus on the demonstration of rainforest project, preparing seedlings and planting materials.
However, the park will be ready to go once things return to normal.
The trees for life programme comprises three key projects:

  • PORT Moresby Nature Park’s demonstration rainforest project – which aims to expand rainforest size at Port Moresby Nature Park for education, learning purposes and to provide wildlife habitat havens;
  • NCD schools greening project – which aims to increase the number of trees in each participating NCD school to increase shade and provide educational learning spaces; and,
  • STUDENTS seed-planting activity (June 5 – World Environment Day).