The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has called on charcoal merchants and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s forestry sector to adopt sustainable practices and support government efforts to curb deforestation and restore degraded forests. Lawal made the call on Wednesday during the flag-off of the 2026 Operation One Million Trees Tree Planting Programme, organised by the Association for Forest Conservation and Green Industrial Charcoal Merchants at the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Represented at the event by Dr Osakwe Igbinosa, the minister described tree planting as a practical...