Iganga, Uganda: The Busoga Development Agency (BUDA) has urged residents across Busoga sub-region to embrace tree planting as a sustainable solution to escalating environmental challenges, pledging to expand the campaign to schools in the area.
BUDA, a grassroots initiative founded to champion environmental conservation in Busoga, marked this year’s World Environment Day with a large-scale tree planting exercise and public sensitization campaign in partnership with local firms.
Mr. Bulagala Mawazi, the Executive Director of BUDA, revealed that at least 5,000 trees were planted on Wednesday in partnership with Tembo Steel Rolling Company. The trees were planted both within the factory premises and the surrounding communities.
“We have planted about 5,000 fruit trees at the Tembo factory and in the community. We soon plan to roll out this campaign to schools in Iganga and across Busoga. It’s part of our commitment to preserve the environment and commemorate this global day,” Mawazi said.
He noted that BUDA works hand-in-hand with the Ministry of Water and Environment, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and the National Forestry Authority (NFA) in delivering tree seedlings and raising environmental awareness.
As Uganda joined the rest of the world to mark World Environment Day under the global theme “Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience,” and the national theme “Land Restoration for Climate Resilience,” BUDA called on all Ugandans to act.
“I call upon people in Busoga, Uganda and the world to plant at least one tree, or even ten, during this period. The disasters like floods affecting parts of the country should not be allowed to reach Busoga. Let us act now,” Mawazi added.
World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5, a tradition that began in 1973 following a UN declaration the previous year. It has since grown into a powerful platform for advocacy and action on environmental sustainability.
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