Page 1 The Executive divide will be evident on Friday as Prime Minister Raila Odinga launches the Mau Forest tree-planting drive without the President. Related Stories Plan to save Mau at risk of collapse PM says Mau tree planting on Kibaki set to skip Mau event Raila to push on with ... Read Story at Daily Nation (2010-01-14) Star tree-planter Ethiopia will intensify its re-forestation drive in 2008, which earned the country a pole position in the world for planting 700 million trees this year, an official said on Thursday. The state-run Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) said the mass tree-planting campaign would help reduce land degradation and ... Read Story at IndependentOnline (2007-12-07) The Government has declared April 21 a national tree planting day. The Minister for Environment and Wildlife, Dr Newton Kulundu, said the Government had gazetted the day. Unlike previous years, the day will be the start of a long tree planting season all over the ... Read Story at East African Standard (2003-03-30) Worried by the effects of gas emission into the ozone layer, Delta state government has been advised not to relent in its tree planting campaign as part of efforts to tackle the menance. Speaking to newsmen in Asaba, the state capital, on the essence of the tree planting project embarked ... Read Story at ThisDay (2009-10-04) Prime Minister Raila Odinga will lead Cabinet ministers, MPs, envoys, environmentalists and friends of the Mau to plant 20,0000 trees, according to the Mau Secretariat, which is coordinating the process of reclaiming the forest. Related Stories Cabinet split over Mau tree-planting PM says Mau tree planting on Plan ... Read Story at Daily Nation (2010-01-15) By SUNDAY NATION Correspondent The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources intends to make the Easter holiday a national tree-planting season. The Assistant Minister, Prof Wangari Maathai, said Easter Monday would preferably be recommended a national tree planting day since it fell in the wet season. Prof Maathai ... Read Story at Daily Nation (2003-10-19) THE Government is to embark on an aggressive tree-planting programme in the degraded mountainous areas to prevent future landslides. Reforestation is one of the major solutions to landslides and other effects of deforestation, especially on hilly areas. Many communities in Uganda do not yet know the dangers inherent in ... Read Story at The New Vision (2010-03-23) By Chris Ocowun COMMERCIAL banks operating in northern Uganda have been advised to give loans for large commercial tree farming. Aldo Obedmoth, the National Forestry Authority (NFA) regional manager, disclosed that they were overwhelmed by the demand for seedlings by individuals who want to undertake tree planting ... Read Story at The New Vision (2010-06-22) Agriculture minister William Ruto has said he will launch a countrywide tree planting drive. Related Stories Raila wins backing on Mau campaign Now Kalonzo hints at new political deal Ruto to leaders: Don"t use Mau for selfish ends Raila takes on Uhuru over Mau payout ... Read Story at Daily Nation (2010-01-16) By Raymond Baguma and Arthur Baguma DENMARK has donated sh1.8b to support tree planting and create public awareness of climate change in northern Uganda. The programme is to be implemented for three years by the Straight Talk Foundation under the Tree Talk Plus-Greening project. It will include ... Read Story at The New Vision (2009-12-10) News Results: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 |