About – Up 2 Green Lagos

Embracing A Greener Future for Lagos

UP2Green Lagos is a 'Green4Ward Eko' climate-smart development initiative created to activate Lagos Eco-Citizens to accelerate community-based low carbon impact investment programs that profit the people and the planet.

This initiative is designed to deploy Real-time Intergenerational Green Growth Mechanisms that drive net-zero climate positive opportunities through people-centric market driven eco-policy impact platforms to guarantee the first bankable Circular Economy and Fiscal Efficiency Strategy for Sustainable Development in Lagos State.

UP2Green Lagos prioritizes and amplifies citizen-driven climate action as the most scalable approach to ensuring low-carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive economies.

The program prioritizes a strategic transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon, and environmentally responsible economy, aimed at promoting shared prosperity and sustainable development; while recognizing that the health of the planet and of the people are interlinked.

And brings attention to the fact that the green economy is interlinked with circular economy, encouraging the need for a shift to reduce consumption of natural resources to sustainable levels. As an inclusive economy incorporates and embraces modern models of economic development whose objective is to create prosperity within planetary boundaries.

Environmental responsiveness involves respecting the intrinsic value of nature and minimizing damage to the ecosystem.
Resource efficiency involves the use of fewer resources to conserve energy and the environment.
Community and Cultural Sensitivity involve recognizing and accepting the unique cultural values that each community contributes towards development.

This Green4Ward Eko Initiative is powered by a Social Action Sustainable Impact Mobility Marketplace Strategy that Engages, Educates, Empowers and Employs over 570,000 young, resourceful Eco-Citizens across 57 LGAs and LCDAs with Eco-Marshall jobs. Incentivizing 5.7m eco-volunteers, awarding 57,000Eco-nnovation grants, launching 57 Eco-tourism &heritage festivals, while securing rural energy efficiency solutions through sustainability investment partnerships that promote Climate Justice, ensure Climate Finance and Ecosystem Conservation in Lagos State.