World Environment Day was celebrated this Thursday, March 21, 2024. With the theme: “FOREST AND INNOVATION, TOGETHER let’s protect the forest”.
On the occasion of this day, the head of the water and forestry section of Kindia visited the community of Madina-Oula to see the environmental impacts linked to bush fires and logging in this border area. of Sierra Leone. Considered one of the hottest among the rural communities of Kindia, devastated by excessive logging. She has a very high temperature today. It varies from 40 to 45 degrees Celsius.
In his speech before the imams, young people and women, students and local authorities, the head of the water and forests section, Ibrahima Sory Soumah, commander of the nature conservation executives of Kindia, raised awareness at length among the citizens of Madina -Oula to stop bush fires, excessive cutting of wood and carbonization in the locality. While reading the content of the forest code, in these articles: (165,166,167,168 and 169) which talk about the sanctions and punishments linked to the individual fine. Before calling on the citizens of Madina-Oula, to ban fires in all their forms. Now, he says: “ Force will be law with a fine ranging from 50 to 100 million on the person who is arrested. »
The rural communities of Kolenten, Linsan and Madina-Oula are champions in carbonization. For the imam of Kansèma, Oumar Camara, the carbonization has reached a worrying level.
« Bushfires are devastating. We must punish those who set bushfires. In our country, children contribute to the spread of bush fires. Because they roast cashew nuts in the bush. And often, it causes fire. So, we must prohibit them from this practice. Carbonization has become a lucrative business for others. They ended up destroying the environment. This is why we endure the heat without respite », he alerted
For his part, Salya Soumah, 2nd vice-mayor of Madina-Oula, explains: “ What excites me today is the fact that we brought everyone together in this school room to raise awareness among citizens, to talk to them about the effects of bush fires linked to global warming. Look, 50 thousand plants were reforested in Madina-Oula by STEWAR. But it was the bushfires that ruined all that. We even insist that the waters and the forest move into our forests to be able to get their hands on someone. Organize patrols in the forests. We should even ban carbonization here. Because, he says, it affects us. Look in the shadows where we are stopped: it is 40° degrees. Once someone is caught, others will take the example from him and the fine will be set on the person. They say Madina-Oula, is there any forest here today? » He asked himself?
Note that in the Kindia prefecture, only Oury Bella Bah has its wood cutting approval. All the others cut the wood clandestinely without documents.
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