Kyere Sub County Launches 300,000-Tree Campaign to Restore Lost Tree Cover

 October 9, 2026   |    51 views

Residents of Kyere Sub County in Serere district have launched a massive tree planting campaign aimed at restoring the depleted forest cover in Kyere Sub-county and Serere district.

The initiative dubbed Green Kyere Run is organized by Kyere Development Initiative in conjunction with the former Minister for Fisheries Hon. Helen Adoa, National Forestry authority, Voice of Teso, among others, and is being held at Akuoro Primary school.

Speaking with our reporter shortly after the launch, the Coordinator for Mobilization, Otala Joseph popularly called Ebekulasi, said sons and daughters of Kyere subcounty have united for a common cause to reforest their environment.

He noted that in the past, one could easily get mangoes for free in any home, but this is no longer the case due to deforestation.

Otala revealed that they have secured 70,000 seedlings for planting, with a target of planting 300,000 seedlings.

The former Serere District Woman MP,Hon Hellen Adoa applauded the community for turning up in large numbers to support the noble cause.

“We must work together to fight environmental degradation in oder to mitigate the effects of climate change. I want to request the people of Serere and Teso at large to reduce the cutting down of trees. The erratic whether changes which we are now experiencing have been partly caused by the rampant cutting down of trees. If you must cut down a tree, you must also plant one to replace the one you have cut”, Hon Adoa said.