Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has charged residents of the state on the need to plant trees in their environment as an adaptation strategy of deforestation.

Governor SANWO-OLU gave the charge at the State House, Marina to mark the 2024 Lagos State Tree Planting Day.

The governor also directed the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency to lead the charge for the planting of 20,000 trees over the next year, saying the agency must commit itself to the goal of reducing the hazards of deforestation being felt in Lagos.