New Vision (Kampala)

25 June 2008
Posted to the web 26 June 2008

Gerald Tenywa
Kampala

THE United Nations Development Programme has earmarked $3.8m (sh6b) for funding two initiatives aimed at promoting the sustainable use of land in pastoral areas.

This was stated by Stephen Muwaya, the lead expert on the implementation of the UN Convention to combat desertification.

"It will help us involve farmers and cattle herders to invest in soil conservation, tree planting and bee-keeping," he said.

"The intervention will also help curtail loss of soil fertility and help restore degraded areas."

He said the inaugural project would start in three months and last three years. The project will also ensure that sustainable land management is integrated into the development plans of districts.

Muwaya explained that the second project, funded by the Global Environment Facility and implemented by the UN, would address charcoal burning and land tenure sytems.

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