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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment in partnership with private sector stakeholders including; Uganda Breweries Limited, Stanbic Bank Uganda, Total Energies EP Uganda, Development and civil society partners, have once again held a national tree planting day. As part of the ROOTS – Running …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Water and Environment and various private sector stakeholders, including Uganda Breweries Limited, Stanbic Bank Uganda, ABSA, Roofings, TotalEnergies EP Uganda, and others, the nation celebrated the annual national tree planting day on October 6. Led by Minister …

  Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank led by Executive Director Elizabeth Mwerinde Kasedde in partnership with the community, Million Trees International and Kasese District has embarked on a tree-planting campaign that will see over 7000 indigenous trees planted across the district to conserve the environment and combat …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda has teamed up with the Mwiri Old Boys Association (MOBA) project to restore the school’s tree cover which has diminished over the years owing to the impact of human activity. The school is situated on a hill occupying 560 acres which includes …

Kampala, Uganda [08 August 2023] | Absa Bank Uganda and My Tree Initiative have partnered for an environmental conservation initiative that will engage up to 80,000 students from 160 primary and secondary schools to ensure the survival and growth of 160,000 trees. The campaign will entail engaging school staff, students, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Norbert Mao has embarked on a mass tree-planting drive in Northern Uganda. He says that the area has been greatly damaged by indiscriminate destruction of trees for charcoal business yet no alternatives for replacing the trees have been put …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On June 17, Uganda Breweries Limited staff in partnership with Tree Adoption Uganda and the Nakaseke community planted 5,000 trees in Nakaseke district to contribute to environmental sustainability and support the government’s afforestation agenda. The restoration of forests and tree cover by natural regeneration, …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The leadership of Tekwaro Lango, a parallel faction of Lango cultural leadership in conjunction with the Ministry of Water and Environment has launched a tree planting drive in an attempt to avert climate change. The drive dubbed “the Greening Lango Project” will have a …

At last year’s COP27’s World Leaders Summit, Leah Namugerwa, 18, did not mince her words: no more rhetoric, it’s time to leave a positive legacy Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | When Leah Namugerwa turned 15 in 2019, she planted 200 trees to celebrate her birthday. Her idea blossomed into …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff from Absa Bank Uganda have taken part in a community sensitisation and environmental awareness campaign in partnership with the My Tree Initiative to plant up to 6,000 trees in the Ttula-Kawempe community. The tree-planting initiative was held at the Ttula Church of Uganda Primary …