Environment
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NCBA Bank, NFA partner to plant 20,000 trees
KAMPALA, May 8, 2024 – NCBA Bank Uganda has partnered with the National Forestry Authority [NFA] to embark on an environmental sustainability journey to plant 20,000 trees this year, covering 30 hectares.…
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NEMA introduces standards and regulations for air quality
KAMPALA, May 6, 2024 – Uganda has established national standards and regulations for air quality ahead of Air Quality Week, according to Barirega Akankwasah, Executive Director of the National Environment Management Authority…
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Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 percent of the world’s workers
GENEVA, May 1, 2024 – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 percent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational…
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Trident Energy’s Republic of Congo oil field acquisition lauded as key step forward
JOHANNESBURG, April 28, 2024 – Oil and gas company Trident Energy has secured agreements with multinational energy companies Chevron and TotalEnergies to obtain stakes in the Republic of Congo’s oil fields. The…
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Rwanda: ADF to provide a partial credit guarantee to support the financing of green and sustainable initiatives
ABIDJAN, April 25, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund [ADF], the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB], has approved a partial credit guarantee…
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Lira City launches Shs 834mln beautification and greening project
Lira City, April 25, 2024 Lira City Council has launched a Shs 834 million beautification and greening project to be implemented by a private company, Dubai Garden Centre (U) Limited. According to…
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Serere: Farmers worried over poor yields as soil testing equipment at research institute lie idle
SERERE, April 25, 2024 – Farmers in Serere district have raised concerns over poor yields, and farm losses, which they say are brought about by the soil testing equipment that lie idle…
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Govt starts installation of extra 40km of electric fence around Murchison Falls National Park
NWOYA, April 23, 2024 – Government, through the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], has resumed construction works for an electric fence around Murchison Falls National Park aimed at preventing the marauding elephants from…
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Kinyara Sugar Limited uses MDD in schools to fight cane fires, others
MASINDI, April 23, 2024 – As one of the ways to combat sugarcane fires, cane stealing, and poaching in Masindi district, Kinyara Sugar Limited has embarked on sensitising the community through music,…
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WNA to showcase Southern Africa’s nuclear prospects at IAE 2024
KAMPALA, April 22, 2024 – Director General of the World Nuclear Association [WNA] Dr. Sama Bilbao León will speak at the Invest in African Energy [IAE] Forum in Paris this May, unpacking…
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