Saving the world, one coconut tree at a time
LAYMAH KOLLIE, BIRD STORY AGENCY WHEN Eleazer Barclay, 22, started climate activism in 2018, he visited six schools in Grand Bassa County, Liberia and asked the students to come with coconut seeds. "My objective was to educate the students and teachers to champion environmental conservation by planting trees. To start off, I asked the participants to come along with a symbolic plant, a coconut seedling, and on that first day, we planted 150 coconut trees on six campuses," said Barclay. "The most important thing was that the young students saw themselves as problem solvers. They also learned that trees provide…