Plant 9000,000 Fruit Trees.
Why I have decided to plant 9,000,000 fruit trees. Unless i t’s a fruit tree, its tough to find it standing in my community. We all undeniably know that being around trees makes us feel connected and alive . Trees take carbon out of the atmosphere , foster localized cooling and help mitigate the impacts of climate change . Uganda has lost an average of 122000 hectares of forests every year due to large-scale tree-cutting for timber and charcoal-burning . Each of us has a sole and co-operative responsibility to reforest our planet and restore biodiversity. This is why I have decided to plant 9000000 fruit trees. Evelyn Acham My name is Evelyn Acham, a climate justice activist from Uganda. I am the national coordinator of Rise Up Movement , an Arctic Angel with Global choices and a member of Fridays for Future. I started +1Tree project which is targeting to plant 9million fruit trees and more in my country, I also run a campaign which involves educating ...