where are the trees?

As a young child I used to love travelling!anyway I still do....Sitting on the back seat of my dad's old Mazda 626,I would stare at the trees and all the beautiful creatures,I would marvel at how these tress stretch on forever and stand together just like a family,as if their peace would never be disturbed,so content...so secure in their owm world,acting as a protective sheild from the 'hot' 'hot' sun as we travel the long distance,I loved the gentle breeze,blowing on my sweet,innocent face,back then it felt Like heaven.



As I grew older,I noticed the tress disappear one by one,no more protective shield,all I have left were empty spaces ,and the sun shinning dowm ,burning my skin and making the journey I used to enjoy unbearable,then I learnt about how useful these tress were,how the ozone layer was depleting and how human activities are causing more harm than good,then my mind goes back to the good old days when we could rely on those tress as a sheild from the harsh rays of the sun.


Let's imagine those trees as a family,being displaced,the entire living creature in our forest,

Having no choice but to leave their habitat,how would I feel if I wake up one day and my home is gone?These are not just trees,God created them for the benefit of man as a shield.


This brings me to the movie"AVARTAR",where human beings bring their "bullbozer "and destroy the home of other living beings and leaving them with no choice but to fight back,when nature fights back ,can we measure up?

Nigeria,can we bring our trees back?can we join hands and stop cutting down our trees all in the name of urbanisation,when we cut down one tree,can we be responsible enough to plant at least two or more.

Please spread the word! Let's make the world greener

Greenernaija

25th,May 2011

Dear readers,


This is my first entry for this blog,and I can already anticipate that there is going to be a lot to learn from this moment ,not only about the effect of climate change on Nigeria and the rest of the world but how we can all come together and make sure our nation is safer and more secure for the future generation.

I strongly believe Nigeria is a great nation and its citizens are sensitive to changes in

our environment we can heed the call and make Nigeria greener than it is already,I am not saying it is easy but we have to put more effort and contribute to sustainable development of our great nation.

Let's be an advocate of greenernaija,tell a friend,a neighbour,family memebers about the importance of protecting our enviroment,we all know what happened in Japan and our hearts goes out to them but let us imagine if such happens in Nigeria,what will be our plight,won't our world be over by now?

Let's not fold our hand till disaster comes ,let us prevent disaster by being an advocate of
greenernaija...........

"I am doing mine this way"

Thank you

Olaleye taiwo

"Let's make Nigeria greener"