Mwanza to plant 700 000 trees to avert climate change
Mwanza District Council says it will plant 700 000 trees during this year’s national forestry season to reduce climate change effects in the district.
The district forestry officer (DFO), Brian Mtambo, made the remarks at Chiwembu Agricultural Offices in Senior Chief Nthache on Monday at the launch of the tree-planting exercise.
“Since January 2015, we have planted 522 958 trees; and, we expect that by the end of this year’s forestry season, we should plant over 700 000 seedlings,” said Mtambo.
The DFO urged traditional leaders to mobilise their subjects in conserving trees and continue planting more trees, especially along river banks to mitigate effects of climate change, including floods.
Mwanza is one of the districts in the country that receive erratic rains every year.
The council chairperson, Moses Walota, emphasised the need for everyone to participate in the event to ensure more trees are planted, including at an individual level.
Mwanza district commissioner (DC) Gift Rapozo commended people in the district for collaborating in their efforts to bring back the natural beauty to the district.
Rapozo was, however, quick to stress that the planted trees would need maximum care for them to survive.
The DC has since thanked Mota-Engil, which contributed 7 500 tree seedlings, while Vale Logistics, Sepa and Nacohuso provided financial resources to the initiative.
