“It is easy to cut a tree, but to think about replacing it with another one takes a heart that respects nature,” said Mr. Kawooya Godfrey Musoke. This was in his speech at an event organized by the Wakiso District Farmers Association (WADFA) to celebrate World Forests Day 2024.
He advised the attendees to plan and focus all their energies on their pieces of land however small they were. According to him, many people might not be able to plant a forest but through agroforestry, they can change the climate in the areas where they stay.
Mr. Kawooya shares that no matter how strong the sun shines, his home always has cold and fresh air because of the many trees he planted. “Make sure that you plant trees which are not dangerous to the soil,” he advises.
In this era of excessive land grabbing in Uganda, the chairman of WADFA, Mr. Mukiibi Saudi Byekwaso advised the attendees to plant trees for boundary marking.
Plant trees as much as you can, and plant fruit trees because they give shade, fruit, money and mitigate the dangers of climate change all at once. Before you think about cutting a tree, think about its replacement. Whenever you cut one, plant another so that no damage is caused to the environment. Practice the cut one, plant one approach in your area.
