Tree planting campaign launched in Kenya to mark Earth Day

STORY: Tree planting campaign launched in Kenya to mark Earth Day SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people planting trees 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): BEATRICE KANG'ETHE, Deputy County Commissioner of Nyandarua 3. various of people planting trees STORYLINE: To mark Earth Day on Monday, the government of Kenya partnered with local environmental protection groups to launch a campaign to help reclaim a dilapidated area of Ol-Bolosat Forest. The campaign's first phase aims to plant 70,000 tree seedlings on one hundred acres of land. According to officials, this will also help to reclaim Lake Ol-Bolosat, which has dried up due to the adverse effects of climate change and human activities. Ol-Bolosat Forest and the Abardare Ranges serve as the main water catchments for Lake Ol-Bolosat, but most of the rivers that feed the lake have dried up due to factors such as farming and rampant deforestation. SOUNDBITE (Swa