As part of its ongoing effort to combat desertification and promote other Green empowerment initiatives in the continent, Africa Unites Culture and Conservation in collaboration with Art2Green Initiative has concluded plans to plant 25 billion trees.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Climate Finance Expert of the Art2Green Africa marketplace, Mr. Victor Wilkinson Agih, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that the outfit is mobilising $250 billion on climate finance to achieve the goal.
The environmentalist explained that the launch of the Art2Green Africa Initiative is leaving no stone unturned to tap into the incredible richness of African culture and creativity as a sustainable engine to fund environmental conservation and economic empowerment across the continent.
As a pan-African culture and creative economy festival focused on sustainability, Mr. Agih noted that Art2Green represents an innovative model for domestic resource mobilization which positions Africa’s creative economy as an engine for financing environmental projects and green entrepreneurship.
“Art2Green will showcase the richness of African artistry on a global stage while using proceeds to bankroll high-impact green initiatives.
“For too long, the world has overlooked the incredible cultural capital that abounds across our continent
“The Art2Green Africa Initiative will unlock that vibrant creative wealth as a sustainable funding source to restore ecosystems, build resilient communities, and empower a new generation of African environmental leaders,” he said.
He posited that by unleashing the power of our arts, crafts, music, dance and storytelling traditions, Africans can drive massive investment into restoring ecosystems, creating green jobs, and building resilient communities.
Agih maintained that the entire African nations, private sector, international agencies, investors and global participants all have a stake in the movement, adding that by uplifting the continent’s cultural entrepreneurs and creative innovators, Africans can drive a new era of sustainable development that respects both people and planet.
Among other major environmental and sustainable development initiatives Art2Green will fund are the Great Green Wall, Planting 25 billion trees to combat desertification, Green Jobs Africa, and creating 25 million new Eco-Marshal jobs in environmental management Health e-surance.
