Summary:
- World Environment Day is celebrated every 5th of June, and this year’s theme was “Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience.”
RUBANDA: As the world commemorated World Environment Day, the Kabale Agroforestry Network (KAN) launched the Kaara Land Care Group and initiated a crop tree planting project at Kabaya Primary School in Ikamiro Parish, Muko Sub-county, Rubanda District.
World Environment Day is celebrated every 5th of June, and this year’s theme was “Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience.”
Jimmy Musiime, the coordinator of the Kabale Agroforestry Network, which operates in the Greater Kabale districts of Rubanda, Rukiga, and Kabale, stated that the launch of the Land Care Group and crop tree planting aims to raise awareness about the importance of conserving and restoring degraded environments.
The newly launched Kaara Land Care Group received support in the form of land conservation tools such as hoes, pangas, pickaxes, and spades. These tools will aid in digging trenches to slow the flow of water from uphill, preventing land degradation.
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Rev. Can. Erasmus Turyatunga, the secretary of KAN, highlighted a significant challenge in their environmental restoration efforts: the community’s lack of enthusiasm. He noted that the public has become accustomed to receiving money from politicians, leading to expectations of similar compensation when invited to participate in conservation activities.
He urged the government to enact bylaws that would facilitate the restoration of degraded land and the conservation of the environment.
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