Environment
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KCCA advances on waste-to-energy facility in Mukono district
KAMPALA, September 11, 2024 – The leadership of Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA] has said the 135 acres of land in Ddundu parish, Mukono district earmarked for waste management, is currently undergoing…
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AFSA announces three major conferences in Harare
HARARE, September 11, 2024 — As Africa grapples with the triple burden of malnutrition, climate crises, and biodiversity erosion, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa [ AFSA ] is set to…
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Asian countries call for EUDR deferment amid concerns over smallholder farmers
JAKARTA, September 10, 2024 — Renewed calls for the forthcoming EU Deforestation Regulation [ EUDR ] to be postponed are being voiced this week as palm oil stakeholders from Indonesia and Malaysia…
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African experts call for debt-free climate financing ahead of COP29
ADDIS ABABA, September 6, 2024 — Just two months ahead of the 29thsession of the global climate change negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, policymakers, experts and advocates at the 12th Session of the…
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Minister calls for Uganda, DRC dialogue on fishing
KAMPALA, September 5, 2024 – Uganda’s State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has called for more dialogue between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding fishing on lakes Albert and Edward.…
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Coffee production: UCDA courts media to help achieve EUDR
KAMPALA, September 5, 2024 – The Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ] has urged the media in the country to intensify the discussion regarding new European Union [EU] regulation concerning the…
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32 cases of illegal fishing registered in Lango in three months
Lira City, September 3, 2024 – At least 32 cases of illegal fishing were registered in Lango Subregion in May, June, and July, according to the area police. Patrick Jimmy Okema, the…
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Gulu journalists skilled in making eco-friendly shopping bags
GULU, August 24, 2024 – Climate Women Media Action, a non-profit organisation has trained 14 female journalists in Gulu to make eco-friendly shopping bags in an effort aimed at supplementing their monthly…
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Butebo locals urged to use land efficiently for economic prosperity
BUTEBO, August 23, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on residents of Butebo district in eastern Uganda to fully utilise their land to achieve greater economic prosperity He made his…
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Uganda to host Extraordinary Agricultural Summit
KAMPALA, August 22, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held discussions with the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, Ambassador Josefa Sacko. Ambassador Josefa Sacko…
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