Arbor day, South Africa style."National Arbor Day promotes the love and knowledge of trees and the environment." Those were the words of Nelson Mandela Noun 1. Nelson Mandela - South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918) Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , president of the African National Congress African National Congress (ANC), the oldest black (now multiracial) political organization in South Africa; founded in 1912. Prominent in its opposition to apartheid, the organization began as a nonviolent civil-rights group. , when he addressed an Arbor Day gathering in Alexandra, South Africa. Mandela was the guest of honor at the August ceremony, sponsored by Trees for Africa, a Global ReLeaf International partner. Trees for Africa is active in South Africa's poor communities, promoting environmental education and sponsoring tree plantings to heal the land. Mandela praised the group's work, saying, "We support organizations like Trees for Africa ... in their work on environmental issues." Mandela also charge those present with the task of improving their environment, urging, "Let us use this national tree-planting day to rededicate Verb 1. rededicate - dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a ourselves to the cause of environmentalism environmentalism, movement to protect the quality and continuity of life through conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and control of land use. ." |
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