By Shamim Nateebwa<\/p>\n
The Rotary District Governor for Uganda and Tanzania (9211), Mr. Kenneth Mugisha has underscored the need to intensify tree planting efforts as one of the ways to prevent some Non Communicable Diseases like Cancer.<\/p>\n
“Cancer is the biggest killer disease in Uganda but most people do not know that deforestation and climate change are responsible for these deaths. Trees have a very good effect on the environment, by cutting them down take away that protection and the carbon emissions come directly to our bodies”, Mr Mugisha says in interview with KFM.<\/p>\n
Mr. Mugisha tells KFM that through his signature Mission Green project, Rotary plans to work with groups and communities that destroy forest cover the most.<\/p>\n
These include prisons and refugee communities with whom memoranda of understanding have already been signed\u00a0to ensure that over 20m trees are planted every year over the next five years..<\/p>\n
“We are working with people who destroy trees most like the refugees who use biomass fuels in\u00a0the \u00a0camps. we also plan to plan fruit\u00a0trees in refugee camps starting with Nakivale to improve nutrition”, he says.<\/p>\n
He says the project has already registered tremendous progress\u00a0with 1 million trees planted so far and received\u00a0international recognition at a recent conference by the Zonal Institute in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
Through massive afforestation Rotarians plan to\u00a0bring back what\u00a0has been destroyed by the older\u00a0generation.<\/p>\n
He says they have already signed memoranda of understanding with various stake holders like the National Forestry Authority, the Officer of the Prime Minister and others to support this initiative.<\/p>\n
They also plan to work with the Uganda national Roads Authority to\u00a0plant trees along high ways and are encouraging\u00a0schools to\u00a0interest children in coming\u00a0with atleast one tree seedlings every term as a contribution to the mission green project.<\/p>\n
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