Nigeria to plant 25 billion trees in major South-South partnership push
Green Legacy Programme to combat deforestation while Nigeria prepares to host Africa’s first South-South Technology Transfer Centre and Summit
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (MNTV) — Nigeria has unveiled a sweeping South-South cooperation initiative aimed at tackling climate change and accelerating technology exchange among developing nations, including an ambitious plan to plant 25 billion trees under its Green Legacy Programme.
Vice President Kashim Shettima announced the program following a high-level meeting with representatives from the Dalberg Group and Campo Group—partners behind Ethiopia’s acclaimed 46 billion tree-planting initiative—on the sidelines of the United Nations Food Systems Summit in Addis Ababa.
“If Ethiopia, with its mountainous terrain, can plant 46 billion trees, then Nigeria’s goal of 25 billion is realistic, even modest,” Shettima said.
“We are optimistic about this target, and we are ready to begin with 10 billion trees.”
The initiative is part of Nigeria’s broader environmental and development strategy and comes amid growing global concern over deforestation and land degradation across Africa.
To formalize the project, the Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dalberg and Campo groups to provide technical and strategic support.
In a parallel development, the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC) has selected Nigeria to host Africa’s first-ever South-South Technology Transfer Centre.
The center will serve as a hub for sharing innovations, research, and best practices among developing countries in the Global South.
Nigeria is also being considered to host the African South-South Summit, which will bring together leaders from across the region to deepen collaboration in science, education, and sustainable development.
The OSC said Nigeria was a natural choice for these initiatives, citing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership and the country’s renewed investment in education and innovation.
The tree-planting and technology initiatives reflect a strategic alignment of environmental restoration with economic and diplomatic engagement across the Global South—a model Nigeria hopes to lead.
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