{"id":8724,"date":"2022-11-07T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/?p=8724"},"modified":"2024-12-30T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T15:26:33","slug":"haron-the-tree-custodian-of-lira-city-uganda-live-with-trees-not-off-them-haron-the-tree-custodian-of-lira-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/haron-the-tree-custodian-of-lira-city-uganda-live-with-trees-not-off-them-haron-the-tree-custodian-of-lira-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Haron, the tree custodian of Lira City, Uganda: \u201cLive with trees, not off them\u201d. Haron, the tree custodian of Lira City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>While world leaders have kicked off two-week climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, people around the globe continue what they have been doing for years: fighting climate change in their villages and cities. Haron Obong from Uganda is one of them. &#8220;If we fail to be the custodians of the environment, we fail as human beings.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda3-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"young man holding a seedling plant standing out in the open with lush green setting in the background\" class=\"wp-image-2518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda3-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda3-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda3-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda3-1536x935.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda3-72x44.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Haron Obong standing in one of his seedling centres in Lira City (Uganda). Image: Lira seedling centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Haron, there must be a thousand people in and around Lira City, Uganda, taking better care of trees. In turn, they inspire thousands of others to live with plants instead of off them. Plants that were born and raised in one of Haron\u2019s seedling centres now offer shade, produce food, increase biodiversity, and help the soil battle drought and rising temperatures instead of being cut for wood or charcoal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haron Obong is 27. In 2022, he participated in Cordaid&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/justice-and-peace\/young-people-behind-cameras\/\">Young People Behind Cameras<\/a> project. This initiative brought together young filmmakers from conflict-affected settings, showing young people&#8217;s perseverance in breaking down barriers and fostering social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ecology &amp; economy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Haron was raised in a farming community and combines entrepreneurial skills with ecological commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRains, these days, are few and come unexpected. When I was a kid, sometimes it rained for weeks, starting in March. Now, farmers have to wait until May. The crops they invested in for months, can\u2019t stand the heat and drought. The little quantities of maize and beans people manage to harvest are consumed, leaving no seeds for the next season. And that\u2019s how changing weather patterns cause food insecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI studied forestry and agriculture. When I had my degree, I sat down and looked into myself. How can I sustain myself? What are my strengths? What should I do? I had a passion for trees. That was the answer! I saw so many farmers struggling with drought. Planting trees and caring for them could help them, restore the environment, and be my source of income.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Switching to locally produced organic alternatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started in 2014, on my own, with 200 seedlings. Mainly orange and citrus trees and pines. But also the great shade givers, like teak. Business is not an easy venture. Yet eight years later, I have just opened a third seedling center, employing over a hundred persons and growing about 100.000 seedlings a year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda-2-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"man watering plants in an open-air seedling center in a lush and green setting\" class=\"wp-image-2454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda-2-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda-2-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda-2-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda-2-74x44.jpg 74w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Haron-Obong-tree-grower-of-Lira-City-Uganda-2.jpg 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Haron Obong, working in one of his seedling centres in Lira City (Uganda). Image: Lira seedling centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrees help us adapt to climate change. For instance, they produce the necessary shade to maintain the right temperatures in seedling nurseries. And I have adapted my farming. I use the swamps for irrigation; I grow more drought-resistant crops like eggplant. And we constantly improve our plant and tree varieties by using grafting, budding, and cloning techniques. By mixing local varieties with foreign ones that grow faster. And even though, at this stage, we still have to use chemical pesticides and fertilizers, we are increasingly switching to locally produced organic alternatives. Like local red pepper, which proves to be a good pesticide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;If we fail to be the custodians of the environment and the food systems we depend on, we fail as human beings. And we fail to do justice to God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI pass on my tree knowledge to every person who buys my seedlings, offering training for free. Showing them how to keep their plots clean. Not to cut but to prune trees. And if you have to cut one, plant ten others. We show how to make alternatives for charcoal, like manure briquets. In short, we show how to live with plants and trees instead of off them. To live friendly with the environment and improve business skills simultaneously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trees contribute to peace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf the over thousand persons I have trained, most are youth, and at least half are women. Elderly farmers do join us, but they\u2019re a minority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur work hasan  impact. It makes a difference. Whenever I travel around, I see my trees. I see them grow, hear them rustle. They survive and bring food and shade to so many homes. It makes me proud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the end, I just love to live where there is peace. And for me, these trees contribute to peace. If we fail to be the custodians of the environment and the food systems we depend on, we fail as human beings. And we fail to do justice to God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change activism takes many forms and has many faces. 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