From Good News Network
Over the next few years, three million local trees–from fig to mahogany–will be planted in Uganda, benefitting people, the planet, and our closest wildlife relatives, chimpanzees.
Earlier this year, the reforestation non-profit One Tree Planted and the Jane Goodall Institute announced they’re working together on a “Wildlife Habitat & Corridor Restoration Project” in Uganda.
As part of the effort, from 2020-2023 millions of native trees will be planted in western Uganda, supporting long-term and large-scale restoration of the Albertine Rift.
The Albertine Rift landscape is a diverse, globally recognized ecosystem which is crucial to many species and is a prominent habitat for endangered chimpanzees.
It also houses over 50% of birds, 39% of mammals, 19% of amphibians, and 14% of reptiles and plants of mainland Africa.
The aim is restore and manage these vital wildlife communities, ultimately providing significant ecological, socio-economic, and cultural benefits to the people of the area, too.
According to a release, Uganda’s forests have face a multitude of threats, including large and small-scale agriculture, logging, and fire.
“We need to protect the existing forests,” Dr. Jane Goodall. “We need to try and restore the forest and the land around the forest that has not been degraded for too long, where the seeds and roots in the ground can sprout up and once again reclaim that land and make it an amazing forest ecosystem.
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