Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kole district have embarked on a door-to-door campaign to lobby every member of the village to incorporate tree planting in their farming activities in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. According to Global Forestry Watch, between 2001 to 2021, Kole district …
Read More »Masaka Diocese embarks on campaign to promote planting of indigenous tree species
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Catholic Diocese has embarked on a campaign to promote the planting of indigenous tree species. The campaign, approved by the Diocesan Bishop Serverus Jjumba, will have the church use its structures to participate and mobilize for the planting of indigenous tree species across the diocese. …
Read More »Iteso Cultural Union embarks on tree planting campaign
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iteso Cultural Union-ICU in conjunction with Akogo festivals have embarked on a mass tree planting campaign dubbed, “Plant a tree, save generations” across the Teso sub-region. The campaign is targeting all the districts of Teso including Busia, Butebo, Pallisa, and Tororo. Emmanuel Edulu, the Director …
Read More »Kakiri town council to restore degraded Nonve central forest reserve
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kakiri town council in Wakiso district has launched a tree-planting campaign to restore the degraded Nonve Central Forest Reserve. The forest reserve that is under the National Forest Authority-NFA was destroyed by individuals who have partly constructed buildings, planted eucalyptus as well as acquired land titles …
Read More »Agago district local government embarks on mass reforestation campaign
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has started the process of planting trees to replace those that have been massively cut over the past few years. The development follows a resolution made in a council meeting, held on January 31, 2022, where the leaders agreed to make tree planting …
Read More »Youth urged to take lead roles in climate change initiatives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has called on youth in Uganda to create legacies in climate change by planting trees when they make any achievements in a bid to improve the country’s forest cover. The Speaker said that there is need to promote stakeholder involvement in the …
Read More »Stanbic Bank partners with Uganda Breweries in a drive to plant over 40 Million trees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) in a new awareness campaign against deforestation by encouraging the public to plant trees to foster sustainable development and save the environment. The employees of the two institutions will take part in a marathon relay …
Read More »Tree planting campaign launched in Moroto
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto Municipal Council and district authorities have embarked on massive tree planting campaign. The campaign is spearheaded by the forestry department with support from National Forest Authority-NFA and local partners. Simon Ngorok, the Municipal forest officer says that the municipal council intends to plant …
Read More »Speaker Kadaga advocates for tree planting at all public gatherings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has advocated for tree planting at every public or social gathering as a way of mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. Making reference to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference that took place in September 2019 in Kampala, which …
Read More »NWSC starts tree planting project to combat water source pollution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporation has integrated tree planting to water treatment to improve declining water qualities around the country. The agency hopes the indigenous trees being planted around the water abstraction sources will naturally absorb some of the pollutants from agriculture, environment …
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