Head of CDTY Calls for Environmental Conservation, as Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday
Head of CDTY Calls for Environmental Conservation, as Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday
By Baraka John
The Christian faithful at the Catholic Diocese of Tombura have been urged to be mindful of environmental conservation to curtail climatic change in the state.
While presiding over a mass at St. Mary parish in Yambio, Bishop Edwardo Hiiboro Kussala emphasized to the faithful the importance of protecting the environment that God has given to humans, citing the current change in weather in South Sudan could also lead to the destruction of forests.
“As we celebrate this day, let us Sustain and care for the environment that God has given to us. We have destroyed all our environment, let's do the right thing to save lives”, Bishop Hiiboro asserted
He said the destruction of the environment poses a risk to the lives of human beings, lamenting that the available trees should be sustained for better weather conditions for humans.
Unsustainable logging practices can lead to the depletion of forests and can cause long-term damage to ecosystems
“During this time, we pray we may sustain and care for the environment God has given to us”.
Bishop Hiiboro echoed the importance of planning more trees to keep the environment safe, citing leaders around the world are gearing focus on environmental conservation to protect human life.
“Many leaders including myself have been always encouraging people to let us plan our trees, let us not cut our trees, and let us care for our environment. Now we have closed schools because of the heat”, Hiiboro lamented.
He said the heat comes because the environment is being destroyed.
“Where does the heat come, because the environment has been destroyed, the level of cutting trees is not okay. So, if we have to protect life, then we have to protect the environment”. He added
South Sudan, one of the world’s youngest nations, is particularly vulnerable to climate change with heatwaves common but rarely exceeding 40ºC. Civil conflict has plagued the East African country which also suffered from drought and flooding, making living conditions difficult for residents.
illegal logging, vandalism, and deliberate acts of destruction by humans also contribute to the loss of trees
