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Welzow, Germany | AFP |  Germany’s forests have long been treasured by its people, so the country has reacted with alarm and dismay as a beetle infestation has turned climate-stressed woodlands into brown ecological graveyards. After two unusually hot summers in a row, vast patches of the forests mythologised by …

THIS WEEK: Roofings plants 300 Trees in Namanve Park Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roofings Rolling Mills, steel manufacturing giant in Uganda, has planted 300 trees around Namanve Industrial Plant in efforts aimed at environmental conservation. Under its Forever Forestry initiative that started seven years ago, staff of Roofings with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Electricity distributor Umeme has spread its national environmental initiative to Mityana with a tree-planting exercise. Edward Ssebukyu, Commissioner for private schools and institutions in the Ministry of Education, on Friday officiated at the Umeme’s tree planting exercise at Kyankowe Primary School. The fruit and eucalyptus …

By Enock Nimpamya Of recent, different parts of Uganda have been severely hit by unexpected drought spells characterised by deepening water shortages, crop failure and abnormal rise in temperatures. Global average surface temperatures have increased by 0.7°c since mid 1800 and future climate change impacts will be significant, affecting people …