Mozambique: Cornelder gives a boost to greening Beira city

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Mozambique: Cornelder gives a boost to greening Beira city

9:10 CAT | 25 Jan 2023

The promoters of the 'Beira Verde' initiative hope to replace a total of 30 thousand trees, having been planted, until last year (2022), more than 4,600 seedlings, with activities referring to 2023 still ongoing. [Photo courtesy: Cornelder de Moçambique]

With the objective of contributing to the replacement of trees destroyed during the passage of tropical cyclone Idai, in 2019, in the city of Beira, province of Sofala, Cornelder de Moçambique (CdM), concessionaire of the cargo and container terminals of the Port of Beira, recently offered a total of a thousand seedlings, which are being planted in various arteries of that city, the second largest in the country. In addition to this offer, Cornelder de Moçambique assigned around 70 employees to take part in the planting actions, which took place last Saturday, January 21st, in the Manganhe neighbourhood, one of the expansion areas of the city of Beira.

Planting actions are coordinated by the civic initiative “Beira Verde”, promoted since 2020 with the aim of recovering the city’s green park and, in this way, contributing to the preservation and conservation of the environment.

A partner of the initiative from the outset, Cornelder de Moçambique has contributed annually to achieving this goal by offering plants and participating its employees in various stages of planting activities.

Cornelderdem.fb_ — *Photo courtesy: Tania Pereira on Facebook*

Through this support, the Port of Beira cargo and container terminal concessionaire hopes to raise awareness of society about the importance of valuing and protecting green spaces in urban areas, through the planting of trees, as well as contributing to actions to combat erosion and mitigating the impact of climate change on communities.

“Planting and caring for a tree is an act of citizenship and requires a lot of responsibility. We participated in this noble initiative as a way of helping to restore the green color that has always characterized the city of Beira. Many trees were destroyed when the cyclone hit our city, which greatly affected the environment. The role of our employees was fundamental at all stages, namely transporting the plants, digging holes, planting and watering, as well as raising awareness among citizens about the importance of trees”, underlines Leticia Ferreira – Commercial Director of Cornelder de Moçambique.

The promoters of the initiative hope to replace a total of 30 thousand trees, having been planted, until last year (2022), more than 4,600 seedlings, with activities referring to 2023 still ongoing.