Rotary District 9212 Adopt-a-River Initiative

How to start a tree planting weekly program in your club

1. Join the environment champions group – Contact Pres. Mburu Machua on 0722879409
2. Identify an area in your sub county to green public spaces by 10% as recommended by UN.
3. Get in touch with Coordinator Mburu Machua to set up a sustainable tree nursery for a constant supply of seedlings both indigenous and fruit trees, assistance in identifying sub counties and local community groups and county government
4. Be guided by our 23 point holistic approach to environmental conservation
   

Adopt-a-River
Get information and assistance from Julius Kihoro on 0722262147 to identify a river and the section your club can sustainably manage in your location

23 Points to a holistic approach in Environmental Conservation

1. Setting up nurseries for indigenous, fruit and bamboo trees
2. Aggressively planting seedlings along our rivers, roads, schools amongst other public spaces
3. Actual cleaning of rivers which are in a terrible state
4. Recycling and making composite manure from organic waste
5. Water harvesting, storage and recycling in public schools and other institutions
6. Promoting renewable energy e.g. Briquettes, Biogas, Solar energy, Wind energy
7. Setting up waste bins in public spaces (Biodegradable, Plastic and paper)
8. Encouraging a paperless society
9. Promoting alternative building materials e.g. steel, plastic, bamboo etc
10. Promoting Environment friendly farming methods
11. Promoting cycling in urban areas
12. Encouraging people to embrace cremation
13. Working with National and County Assemblies to enact global acceptable legislations on environment
14. Working with Judiciary to set environment courts in every County
15. Massive environment advocacy
16. Benchmarking on best environmental practices locally, regionally and globally
17. Promote best practices in disposal of waste materials
18. Setting up environment clubs in schools to create environment champions
19. Shaming and pushing National and County Governments to prosecute people who are polluting the environment
20. Fencing endangered wetlands and forests
21. Encouraging removal of harmful trees such as blue gum, eucalyptus etc. We are working closely with local communities particularly those living next to rivers.
    We equally are supporting their economic programs and sports for sustainability; meanwhile seeking Environment Champions from different Rotary clubs, Rotaractors, Interactors, family, friends and other stakeholders to make this a success.

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We are required to plant at least 2 billion seedlings between now and 2022 to reach the recommended tree cover of 10% by UNEP. Failure is not an option since respiratory diseases caused by pollution has become the number 1 killer in our urban areas as reported by the World Health Organisation.

22. Carbon Credit by giving permission to a company that has it to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases.
23. Wildlife Conservation – Protecting of wild species and their habitats in order to prevent species from going extinct.

“This is a changing world we must be prepared to change with it. The story of Rotary will have to be written again and again.”
Paul Harris

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