Madam Deputy Speaker, I hereby move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the first of September marks the start of National Arbor Week which ends on 7 September;
2) recognises that the purpose of National Arbor Day in South Africa is to increase public awareness of indigenous trees within this country by encouraging the people of South Africa to plant a rare tree and a common tree during the course of the week and to highlight the importance of preserving our environment for future generations;
3) further recognises that planting trees is one of the means by which carbon emissions, driver of anthropogenic climate change, can be offset; and
4) encourages all South Africans to honour the week, plant trees, and get involved in communal events that will help clean up our environment.
Agreed to.