World Vision launches a project aimed at reinstallation of Violated landscapes in Northern and Eastern Uganda

21 March 2024, 7:42 pm

By Ekel Bonny Daniel

World Vision Uganda has unveiled a project aimed at the reinstallation of dishonored landscapes in Pader, Agago, Omoro, Kole, Oyam and the Eastern districts of Tororo, Bugiri, and Butaleja to ease climate change effects.

Speaking at the project launch on Wednesday 20th March 2024 at the district headquarters, Aber Stella, the (FMNR) project officer for Pader and Agago district told the district official, cultural leaders, media and other stakeholders that the project seeks to promote the conservation of natural tree cover by farmers.

The project dubbed “Regreening Uganda Communities-Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) catalyst project for Pader district will be implemented in Pader and Paiula Sub County.

Aber notes that the five-year project that runs till 2028 will help to regreen the degraded environment with a vision to mitigate the current adverse effects of climate change brought by heavy degradation of forest and wetland covers.

According to Aber, the five-year project will also see community members equipped with skills to manage indigenous trees to enable them to regenerate naturally at a very low cost.The project doesn’t target the planting of new tree species but rather encourages the management of natural trees within the community.

The project worth 11.7 billion Uganda Shillings dubbed “Regreening Uganda Communities-Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) catalyst project will be implemented in Pader, Agago, Omoro, Kole, and Oyam districts in northern Uganda.

World Vision Uganda targets to regenerate a total of 573,487 hectares of degraded landscape in Northern and Eastern Uganda.