Tag Archives: trees

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd. and Buganda Kingdom have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that cements their collaboration on environmental conservation and community development. The partnership focuses on two flagship initiatives: tree growing under Ekibira Kya Kabaka and the …

LHASA | Xinhua |  Nestled in the mountains of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, a small village recently received a special letter from Beijing — thousands of kilometers away — reigniting villager Dawa Gyaltsen’s cherished memories from four years prior. “Learning that the village has undergone new changes in recent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has invested sh372 million in the restoration of Namananga Central Forest Reserve, through a partnership with the National Forest Authority (NFA) and Rotary. The initiative will see the planting of 80,000 indigenous tree seedlings to restore degraded sections of the 459-hectare …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Restore Africa project has successfully planted or regenerated 10 million trees and also empowered over 250,000 farmers across the three countries of Malawi, Kenya, and Uganda by embedding agroforestry into their livelihoods. Officials say this approach not only restores land, but also boosts resilience and incomes. Funded by Climate …

                                                           Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda has partnered with the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to restore 19 hectares of severely degraded forest …

Washington, D.C. | THE INDEPENDENT | One-third (34%) of all global forest lost between 2001 and 2024 is likely permanent — meaning trees in those areas are unlikely to grow back naturally — according to a new analysis by World Resources Institute (WRI) and Google DeepMind. The report says  the …

Two decades ago, Christine Wangari’s seedlings left Nakuru for Nairobi’s dusty lots. Today, her acacias, crotons, neem, and others help define what is today, the green city under the sun. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Christine Wangari wrapped her arms around the rough trunk of a towering acacia in …

COMMENT | JUDITH HOPE KICOCO |  I stood by the window the other day, watching the drizzle tap gently against the glass. It was one of those quiet moments, waiting for a colleague to signal it was time for me to complete the task I had come for. As I gazed …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda today commemorated World Earth Day by planting 1000 trees at Buwagga Secondary School in Wakiso District. The event brought together Absa employees, students, and community members to plant trees as part of the bank’s ongoing broader initiative to shape a sustainable …

Amuria, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a tribute to the late Francis Onapito Ekomiloit, 71 university students under the Nile Breweries Equality Scholars Program gathered at his home in Were Town Council, Amuria District, to plant trees in his memory and celebrate his enduring legacy. The scholars, who had …