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Meet the 9-year-old Durban boy who’s dedicating his birthday to planting hundreds of trees

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Romario Valentine has been an eco-warrior for the past four years. (PHOTO: Supplied)
Romario Valentine has been an eco-warrior for the past four years. (PHOTO: Supplied)

This young conservationist is determined to save the environment, one beach clean-up at a time.

Romario Valentine (9) from Umhlanga, Durban, has been an eco-warrior for the past four years and has dedicated every weekend to cleaning beaches and protecting the planet.

The chirpy youngster has carried out 163 beach cleanups, helped 990 endangered birds at Umgeni River Bird Park in Durban during lockdown last year and he’s the ambassador for several international environmental groups.

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