On July 16, 2020, Burundi joined the whole world in celebrating World Environment Day and the Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The activities of this day took place under the High Patronage of the Vice President of the Republic of Burundi, Prosper BAZOMBANZA. The activities were marked by three stages:

1. Filling pots made from banana leaves;

2. seedlings in the nursery and in the germinator;

3. Special address by the Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi