Arnold Schwarzenegger backed a project to plant traditional fig trees in Uganda; the initiative aims to restore forests while protecting local livelihoods
- PC: Schwarzenegger Climate InitiativeA three-year reforestation project in Western Uganda has concluded.
- Run with the Jane Goodall Institute, it focused on the Mutuba fig tree, whose bark can be turned into barkcloth.
- Between November 2020 and November 2023, 15,000 Mutuba tree cuttings were distributed to over 300 households.
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- PC: Schwarzenegger Climate InitiativeA three-year reforestation project in Western Uganda has concluded.
- Run with the Jane Goodall Institute, it focused on the Mutuba fig tree, whose bark can be turned into barkcloth.
- Between November 2020 and November 2023, 15,000 Mutuba tree cuttings were distributed to over 300 households.
Sources: Times of India