An environmental conservation organisation has partnered with a local university to encourage forest preservation.
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Tangaza University College joined hands and established a platform for the youths in and out of campus to promote responsible forest management.
Aside from students, the partnership has also incorporated local artists to create awareness on importance of protecting forests.
“We will also be having tree planting demos and instructions on how to plant and care for a tree,” said Rose Kerubo, a chapter leader of the Laudato Si Movement- a global organisation whose mission is to inspire and mobilise the Catholic community to care for the environment.
Kerubo said the platform will also develop action plans and activities that will be taken for each individual to participate in environment conservation.
“We will also be emphasizing on the need to plant more indigenous trees,” she added.
Other partners are Institute for Social Transformation and Tulivu and Afro Beat Band.
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organisation established in 1993 that promotes responsible management of the world's forests, via timber certification.
It is an example of a market-based certification program used as a transnational environmental policy
Founded in Bonn Germany, FSC enables businesses and consumers to make informed choices about the forest products they buy and create positive change in the forest products market.
During the launch of the partnership, a film inspired film by Pope Francis to address temperature and weather pattern shifts was screened.
The film, “The Letter - A Message for our Earth” premiered at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa on 16 October.
The film was released on October 4, 2022, with the first global premiere at the Vatican. It registered over 2 million views on Youtube in the first week of its release.
