Environment
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Clean energy cooking stoves offer a breath of fresh air, saving forests and homes in Buliisa
BULIISA, September 13, 2026 — For many years, women in Buliisa district have relied heavily on firewood for domestic cooking, putting immense pressure on Budongo Forest and other natural and planted forests.…
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Soroti City wetlands, forest reserves under threat as encroachment surges over unclear boundaries
SOROTI, September 11, 2026 — Failure to demarcate the boundaries of forests and wetlands in Soroti City has escalated encroachment and degradation of natural resources, authorities have said. Wetlands in the city…
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Gov’t faulted as coffee seedlings in Kalaki wither amid prolonged dry spell
KALAKI, September 9, 2026 — The leadership of Otuboi Subcounty in Kalaki district has raised concern over millions of coffee seedlings that have dried up in farmers’ gardens, blaming the losses on…
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Lenders cry foul as borrowers divert green loans to fund forest destruction
MASAKA, September 8, 2026 — Lenders in the Greater Masaka have expressed dismay over the way some borrowers are using green loans to finance charcoal burning and the felling of trees for…
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UNICEF urges urgent action as El Niño threatens millions of children in Eastern and Southern Africa
KAMPALA, September 7, 2026 — The United Nations Children Fund [UNICEF] has issued an urgent call for immediate action to protect children across Eastern and Southern Africa from a rapidly escalating climate…
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Adjumani District Council passes resolution to protect Zoka Central Forest Reserve
ADJUMANI, September 2, 2026 — Adjumani District Local Council has passed a resolution calling for urgent measures to protect and restore Zoka Central Forest Reserve following reports of extensive degradation in the…
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Can agricultural insurance shield Uganda’s farmers from El Niño?
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — Agricultural insurance in Uganda has reached a significant milestone, with more than one million farmers now covered under the Uganda Agriculture Insurance Scheme [UAIS] through various insurance…
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Amolatar: MP calls for research into rising water levels in local lakes
AMOLATAR, August 31, 2026 — Kyoga County North Member of Parliament Geoffrey Ocen Kiring has called on the government to conduct research into the rising water levels in lakes Kyoga and Kwania,…
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Prolonged drought blamed for Low PDM funds recovery in Kotido Municipality
KOTIDO, August 24, 2026 — Kotido Municipality has so far recovered Shs only Shs 1.18 million from just one Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiary, with most recipients of the government funds struggling…
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Parliamentary committee raises alarm over destruction of Zoka Central Forest Reserve
ADJUMANI, August 24, 2026 – Parliament’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has raised concern over the alarming level of degradation in Zoka Central Forest Reserve in Adjumani district, following a fact-finding…
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