Uganda has joined many countries today to celebrate biodiversity under the global theme: “From Agreement to Action : Build Back Biodiversity.”

Ms. Naomi Karekaho, the NEMA spokesperson revealed that they in order to commemorate the day plan to plant over 1,000 trees by the end of the day, today 22nd May, 2023. The restoration exercise will be at Mabira forest.

“It’s basically a journey to restore nature, and this year the theme is to restore nature indeed. So in this regard together with National Forestry Authority (NFA) and many other stakeholders we are planting more than 1,000 trees in degraded areas of Mabira Forest,” she said.

The United Nations Assembly in Dec, 2000 adopted May 22 as IDB to honor the Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

A total of 196 countries are party to CBD-Uganda ratified the convention on Biological Diversity on Sept. 8th, 1993 and domesticated the Convention on Dec. 29th, 1993.

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