Research indicates that tree planting is one of the most effective and cheapest ways of addressing the effects of climate change. Furthermore, most of these initiatives have treated tree planting as an event, rather than as a delicate process whose success requires that tree seedlings be tended to maturity. The realisation that the environmental benefits of trees will only be realised when they are growing and thriving, is what makes the approach that Equity Bank has taken, with their newly-launched tree planting initiative refreshing to tree planting advocates like Kijani Daima. The initiative addresses some of the major challenges facing tree planting in innovative ways, making it a model worth emulating for future initiatives. By making tree planting work, we can reverse environmental degradation, and increase the chances of unleashing new benefits to the economy and society.

Source: Daily Nation December 01, 2019 02:03 UTC