By Dennis Sang

EAWLS is supporting a tree planting initiative by Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) aimed at marking the boundary of the Nairobi National Park to protect it from encroachment and pollution.

Dubbed The Nairobi Greenline and launched on June 5, 2010 to commemorate World Environment Day, the project targets to plant 250,000 indigenous trees covering 30 kms from the area between Athi River town to the Carnivore Restaurant on Langata Road.

All people who attended the event wore the Greenline t-shirt, stood together and held hands to make a line to symbolize the fence. An overhead camera from a chopper recorded the human chain and was extensively covered by the media.

The initiative is part of the industry’s response to climate change and environmental concerns. Through this initiative, 750,000 more trees are expected to be planted in other greenlines countrywide over the next five years.

Deputy Director, Michael Gachanja represented EAWLS at the launch.