It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.

Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rooted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.

I'm sure that many people who are involved in an environmental effort ... they will be pretty much encouraged by this recognition.

That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree.

I would like to call on young people to commit themselves to activities that contribute toward achieving their long-term dreams. They have the energy and creativity to shape a sustainable future. To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world. You are our hope and our future.

Those of us who witness the degraded state of the environment and the suffering that comes with it cannot afford to be complacent. We continue to be restless. If we really carry the burden, we are driven to action. We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!

It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what needs to be done instead.