By Silvia Nyambura
The Uhuru Institute for Social Development (TUI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Forest Authority (NFA) to strengthen collaboration between the institutions in environmental conservation through forestry management. As part of the MoU, NFA and TUI will; engage cooperatives and the general public in tree planting enterprises, develop guidelines for tree planting, provide technical support on best forestry practices and advocate for improvement in government policy regarding tree planting and forest conservation.
Under this partnership, cooperatives in West Nile, Acholi, Lango, and Karamoja sub-regions have already been allocated 60,000 seedlings for Community Tree Planting. The other remaining sub-regions will receive seedlings in the second rain seasons of September to November.
While speaking at the signing of the MoU, David Mununuzi, the Director for Plantations at NFA said, “We are extremely proud to partner with The Uhuru Institute in the field of environmental conservation. Such partnerships will help us to increase plant material to support the country to restore the environment and mitigate adverse effects of climate change.
