Dear brothers and sisters I want to remind you of the days of BAT. We left them alone to do whatever they wanted. They failed to educate farmers about the value of planting trees. BAT introduced eucalyptus trees and planted them in the wetlands that fed us during dry season. Many of you who are 50+ remember our people used to produce vegetables; sweet potatoes and cane sugar in the wet valleys. 50+ years today; majority of these wetlands have vanished. Ask that simple question "Why". What happened? Where did they go? I saw similar problem in Kenya when I was in college. We went on Environmental Science Tour of Masai Mara in June on out scars of Nairobi. The dry heat makes the soil Crack into deep crevices you won't believe. Animals have no grass to eat nor water to drink. Sensitization and educating the population to plant trees is beginning of the long journey. People need to understand co-existance with the flora and fauna. We can prevent the worst case by taking corrective actions now than "what we do". That is not a solution to the problem. On Jun 26, 2017 1:01 PM, "Patrick Okuni" <paok...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Friends > > It may be difficult for us to directly influence the situation in the > refugee areas; but we can make individual efforts at afforestation in > different parts of West Nile. Apart from contributing to improving the > environment, trees are a good investment for the long term - in retirement > or for the next generation. > > Nice week. > > Patrick Okuni > > On 22 June 2017 at 17:39, Peter Odama <peter.od...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> Those working and not working and those in Diaspora, should we all wait >> for the desertification in West Nile? due to increased cutting of trees >> more so the huge numbers of refugees we have helped have not been trained >> on environmental protection, we will all suffer the same consequences >> http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1456123/refugee- >> straining-uganda-vegetation-officials. >> >> Me and you need intervention without any foreign support, not even to >> wait for governemnt to replant trees, we all seem less bothered, as most >> members in this forum 80% stay in urban areas 5% in diaspora, we only visit >> the villages on public holidays, with less impact to the entire community >> and spend3-7days with them. It's an eye opener, no aid agency has bothered >> to start afforestation processes in refugee settlements, moreso the locals >> continue cuttting and clearing the forest at terrible speed. >> >> Thanks >> >> Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WestNileNet mailing list >> WestNileNet@kym.net >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> >> WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > >
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