The statistics alone are damning, of Uganda’s 197,100sqkms land mass, approximately 43,542sqkm (17.5 per cent) is still covered with forests (natural 14 per cent and planted 3.5 per cent). With the population, estimated at 44m people that translate into 1,000 people per 4.8sqkms continuing to grow, the existence of natural forests continues to be at stake.
Planting trees with the aim of making money (commercial tree growing) therefore offers environment protection alternative, produce fruits, and mitigate effects of climate change.
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