In the press

Absa Bank Uganda has joined the becoming popular tree planting campaign in Hoima City dubbed “Green Hoima.” In collaboration with Hoima city authorities and the national mandated forestry and environmental agencies, the financial institution has launched a campaign to plant 50,000 trees at different institutions of learning. Speaking at the launch at Hoima city headquarters, […]

The 500 acres that cover the slopes of the hill on which the school sits were once a forest but have over the years been degraded due to encroachment and other commercial activities and the extensive presence of termites. Minister of works and transport Minister Gen. Edward katumba wamala has launched a three-day planting campaign […]

Members of the Parliament of Uganda have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to consider enacting a policy requiring all large-scale farmers to plant trees on a specified percentage of land. The legislators said the policy would stimulate efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change through tree planting. “If we […]

Although trees are natural carbon capture and storage tools, poorly planned reforestation and afforestation projects can increase emissions and harm ecosystems, says Kavuma. Ordinarily the rainy season should be on or about to start in most parts of the country. Should there be any delay in the onset of the rains, then that could be […]