{"id":67183,"date":"2022-12-01T11:58:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T10:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=67183"},"modified":"2022-12-02T04:14:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:14:19","slug":"ncf-pledges-commitment-to-5-year-strategic-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ncf-pledges-commitment-to-5-year-strategic-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NCF Pledges Commitment To 5-year Strategic Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncfnigeria.org\">The Nigerian Conservation Foundation<\/a> (NCF) has expressed commitment to effective implementation of the Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2021-2025 aimed at ensuring that people prosper while living in harmony with nature.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The foundation made the disclosure at its 33rd Annual General Meeting held virtually and monitored by the media on Wednesday in Lagos.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chief Philip Asiodu, President, Board of Trustees (BoT), NCF, while delivering his speech at the meeting said that the launch of \u00a0SAP was a major achievement of the foundation in 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Asiodu said that SAP was a call to practical action by the foundation and all Nigerians across communities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe new NCF SAP, which provides a clear five-year roadmap for the foundation, has four key pillars:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201dSpaces \u2013 Green Recovery Nigeria; Species \u2013 Saving Species in Peril; Climate Change \u2013 Tackling the Climate Crisis; and Partnerships \u2013 Fostering Collaboration with Stakeholders,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said that NCF was called the premier conservation organisation because there was no existing organisation dedicated to wildlife, nature conservation and environmental management in the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAs a foundation, we are abreast of the current happenings in the environment sector and our commitment to a Nigeria where people prosper while living in harmony with nature remains unwavering.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThis is further driven by the global attention on illicit trade in wildlife and its effects on the population of floral and fauna resources as well as the global economy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhile implementing projects that aligned with the key pillar of Green Recovery Nigeria, NCF embarked on several reforestation projects.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThese projects ranges from creating school gardens to planting economic and fruit trees in schools and communities, to forest landscape restoration in Anambra state,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Asiodu urged members of the foundation to increase its membership to at least one million by the end of the current strategic action plan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Chairman, NCF National Executive Council, Chief Ede Dafinone, said that the foundation\u2019s relationship with several agencies of government at national, sub-national levels and \u00a0international partners was renewed and reinvigorated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dafinone attributed the success to the relentless efforts of the BoT and council members.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also commended the establishment of the NCF action plan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cTo drive the new strategy, NCF must work with people and institutions as well as seek for more resources in a challenging environment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cIn this direction, we recognise the need for better technical and administrative efficiency in getting results and adopting an approach that is smarter, time-bound, effective and beneficial to our organisation, partners and Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe groundwork laid through our engagements with policy makers and key players in the environment as well as conservation sector over time have recently culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Ministry of Environment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe MoU will give the foundation an important leverage on all environmental and conservation issues in Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dafinone added that the foundation had renewed its strategic partnership with relevant government parastatals to expand the coverage of conservation activities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He attributed ignorance as the major reason why people people care less about nature or continue in practices that are destructive to the environment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Also, the NCF Director-General, Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano, noted that SAP would usher in innovative and impactful projects and activities that would help the nation regain its lost biodiversity and ecosystem.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Aminu-Kano said that the demand for efficient action in supporting biodiversity and livelihood contributed to the reason for SAP 2021-2025.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said that the policy was designed to contribute to more years of excellent conservation impact in the year under review.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He further said that the new NCF SAP provided good direction and guide for the foundation and was instrumental to the many achievements recorded during COVID-19 pandemic.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFundraising recorded 10 per cent growth when compared with the 2020 figure, a gradual post-COVID recovery,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He added that three youth conservationists were recognised and awarded for their efforts in promoting conservation in Nigeria, while two deserving Ph.D students were awarded research grants, sponsored by Chevron Nigeria Ltd.<\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; 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