Yeşilirmak Tree Planting
Continues – “10,000 Students,
10,000 Plants”
HUGE SUPPORT FROM GAU FOR YEŞİLIRMAK
By GAUtalk
Girne American University (GAU) continues the task of tree planting following the decision of mobility by the GAU Senate which had been
The GAU Board of Administrators, stated that the tree planting events which were to be carried out after the decision of mobility following the Yeşilırmak disaster and GAU Senate declaring the 2013/2014 academic year as “Year of Environment and Nature”, planted 2,000 saplings under the protocol which was signed between the Department of Forestry and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, to re-instate the natural tissue of earth after the Yeşilırmak fire disaster which deeply saddened
The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources – Hamit Bakırcı, the 39th Mechanized Infantry Division Commander – Major General Ibrahim Yılmaz, Department of Forestry Director – Cemil Karzaoğlu, GAU CEO and Vice-Chancellor and President of GAU Environment and Nature Research and Application Centre – Assist. Prof. Dr. Asım Vehbi, Sponsor Company Executives, GAU students, academic and administrative staff and the military personnel attended the tree planting event where 2,000 trees were planted.
It is stated that the tree planting activity was carried out with contributions from The Cacao, T & T Airport Operations, Creditwest Bank, Envirotek Cyprus, Envirotek Turkey, Güven Insurance, under the sponsorship of Girne American University, and it is noted 20,000 saplings for planting and 3-year maintenance were financed for this project by the aforesaid seven organizations. As well as tree planting, annual hoe maintenance and planting of new saplings are also included in the project.
Also it is stated that 20,000 saplings which are to be planted, form the
The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources – Hamit Bakırcı, who spoke to GAU TV, stated that as always, Girne American University didn’t leave them alone in tree planting organization and supported them to the end. Bakırcı emphasized that GAU, who declared the 2013/ 2014 Academic Year of GAU as “Year of Environment and Nature” demonstrates exemplary behaviour to the community from aspects of pollution to caring about the natural environment. Bakırcı who praised GAU’s exemplary behaviour to society, stated that with the support of governmental organizations the environmental problems will be solved more quickly.
GAU CEO and Vice-Chancellor of the Board and President of GAU Environment and Nature Research and Application Centre – Assist. Prof. Dr. Asım Vehbi, who made a statement