Forest Guardian

Conservation impact requires consistency, persistence, and patience over time. A significant number of people around the world want trees planted and the oceans cleaned. But how many are addressing climate change: planting and nurturing trees and cleaning up oceans? Ssezi’s heart, mind, and soul have been in the forest for fifty-one years. He has managed a forest that has been a refuge for sixty Chimpanzees and is an important wildlife corridor between Budongo and Bungoma Forest. You walk with him in the forest, and you fall in love with the forest. He takes you on a journey, explaining when he planted some of the trees, their names, and their medicinal value. Ssezi’s story is one that I wish to share to o inspire others to commit to conservation action for forests and biodiversity.