Environmental Alert has won an international award for spearheading practices for conservation of soil and water that have improved the welfare of communities.
The award and $10,000 were given to Environmental Alert after winning the earth category of the World Energy Globe Awards. This follows its initiation of integrated soil and nutrient management. Through the farmer field approach, farmers realised soil fertility and crop productivity were declining.
Environmental Alert is an NGO whose mission is to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities in urban and rural areas through sustainable natural resource management.
According to a statement, the award from Globe International was handed over to Fred Kafeero, the head of Environmental Alert and Joshua Zaake, a mobiliser. The award-giving took place in Canada recently during the bi-annual international conference and trade fair on environment.
By Kisibo Jackie
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