Man ties himself to city tree in call for a quicker end to deforestation

Raphael Kyee Mbatha, known as Captain Green ties himself onto a tree near Jogoo House in Nairobi to create awareness on the effects of climate change. [Standard]

As world leaders were meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss how to bring climate change under control, one conservationist tied himself to a tree in Nairobi to create awareness on the dangers of destroying the environment.

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, which may be natural, although human activities, especially burning of fossil fuels, which produce heat-trapping gases, has worsened the situation.