Environmental conservation is a practice that paves the way for protecting the environment and natural resources on individual,organisational as well as government levels
Human existence is quite impossible without the presence of a healthy ecosystem
In our story today,we feature Kyee Mbatha,majorly known as Captain Green- Young Environmentalist in Kenya
The Young Environmentalist ,Kyee Mbatha aims to restore forest cover in Eastern Region of Kenya
He has for years tied himself to tree planting, aiming to make Eastern Region and the whole country generally Green
It's vital to join hands together to bring climate change under control
Due to high rate of deforestation, the country is experiencing long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
Kyee Mbatha has planted over 200,000 trees so far across Eastern Region of Kenya
On Friday 11th November 200 morning,Kyee Mbatha planted trees at Mulolongo Police Station and St.Augustine Mlolongo High School
According to Kyee,his tap name 'Captain Green ' came out of his loyal efforts on environmental conservation
Kyee Mbatha graduated from Egerton University with a Bachelor of Science and EcoTourism, 9 years ago
He has been donating 10% of his salary on tree planting exercises and projects so as to help tame climate change
According to Kyee,the reason as to why the country is experiencing drought is because of high rate of deforestation
Addressing the Media on Friday at Mlolongo Police station during a tree planting exercise, he revealed that the country is struggling at 6.99% of forest cover
"It has been a big challenge to the government trying to push to see if we can hit our target of 10% forest cover "- said Kyee
According to him,planting trees is a major way of conserving the environment
"Trees are carbon receptance. With many trees,we could absorb as much carbon"
He commenced his tree planting journey through buying seedlings and donating to various institutions, using his 10% monthly income
Mlolongo OCS Joakim Kangangi congratulated Kyee Mbatha for his tireless efforts in conserving the environment, revealing his total happiness for them as Mlolongo Police Station are part of the simultaneous environmental conservation program
Kyee Mbatha- Captain Green is aiming high on Environmental Conservation Initiatives
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