POLOKWANE – Gr 8 and Gr 10 learners from PEPPS recently celebtrated Arbor Day by planting various trees around the school to create a more eco-friendly environment.
National Arbor Week encourages South Africans of all ages to celebrate the beauty and importance of trees.
Communities are urged to get involved by planting indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management.
The Polokwane Review asked several learners what they understand Arbor Week to be and why it is important.
Kholofelo Thema (Gr 8): Arbour Day is marked by the planting of trees and it emphasises the aftercare of them to sustainably protect our planet’s natural resources.