By Peter Adelowo
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, ApexBrasil, has expressed commitment to collaborate with the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, NAGGW, on forest and desert conservation.
The President, ApexBrasil, Mr Jorge Viana, stated this when he led the agency’s delegation on a courtesy visit to the office of the Director-General of NAGGW, Alhaji Saleh Abubakar, in Abuja.
He also said that the agency would deepen its partnership with the NAGGW to explore other areas of synergy for the mutual benefit of both countries.
Mr Viana who extended an invitation to the director-general of NAGGW to attend COP30 in Brazil, emphasised on the opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties between Nigeria and his country.
On his part, the Director General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, NAGGW, Alhaji Saleh Abubakar, said the agency was working assiduously to combat desertification, promote sustainable land use and build resilience against droughts across the eleven frontline states
He also highlighted the agency’s successes under the Great Green Wall initiative, including the restoration of degraded lands, reforestation efforts, and community empowerment programmes.
