MIN OF WATER & ENVIRONMENT JOINS TOTAL ENERGIES TO LAUNCH THE ROOTS RUNNING OUT OF TREES CAMPAIGN

The Ministry of Water and Environment in partnershipwith private sector and civil society partners have held a national tree planting day as part of the ROOTS Running Out of Trees campaign during which
one million trees were planted at St Francis Xavier, Bweya Kajjansi, and across the country.
The Minister of Water and Environment Hon. Cheptoris Sam who represented His Excellency the President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni highlighted the imp[ortance of having Uganda restore its greenery.
According to an inventory done by the National Forestry Authority in 2017, Uganda has lost half its forestry cover in the past 30 years alone, from 4.9 million Hectares to 2.5 million Hectares.