Environment
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Uganda to host inaugural Rhino Naming Ceremony
KAMPALA, August 12, 2025 — In a landmark move for wildlife conservation, Uganda is set to host its first-ever Rhino Naming Ceremony this September at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district.…
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NARO develops technology to shorten shea tree maturity period
LIRA CITY, August 12, 2025 — Scientists at Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] have developed a technique to significantly shorten the maturity and fruiting period of shea nut trees [Vitellaria paradoxa]…
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Air quality monitors installed in Mbarara City to detect air pollution
MBARARA CITY, August 12, 2025 — Researchers from Makerere University’s AirQo Project have installed 15 air quality monitors at strategic locations across Mbarara City. The initiative, funded by the Energy Policy Institute…
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Nwoya: Public-private partnership to boost grain and cassava supply for ethanol production
NWOYA, August 7, 2025 – Bukona Agro Processors Limited recently entered into a public-private partnership [PPP] agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and Nwoya District Local Government, aimed at…
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NARO adopts agroforestry technologies to combat climate change
MUKONO, August 6, 2025 –– The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] is promoting agroforestry technologies as a solution to mitigate the effects of climate change, particularly in areas that experience recurrent climate-induced…
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Gov’t commissions Nyagak III Hydropower Project in West Nile
ARUA, August 4, 2025 — Government has officially commissioned the 6.6-megawatt Nyagak III Hydropower Project in Zombo district, a milestone development aimed at accelerating industrialisation in the West Nile Subregion where agricultural…
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Elephants destroy crops as they wreak havoc in Kiryandongo district
KIRYANDONGO, August 4, 2025 — Farmers in Bunyama village in Kyankende parish within Kiryandongo district are grappling with the devastating consequences of wildlife conflict, as elephants continue to wreak havoc on their…
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Adjumani revives environmental committees to combat natural resource depletion
ADJUMANI, August 2, 2025 — Adjumani District Local Government, with support from the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative [URRI], has reactivated its District and Sub-county Environment and Natural Resource Committees [DENRCs]. These committees,…
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Climate Change: Women call for more inclusive approaches
KAMPALA, August 1, 2025 – Women actively involved in the fight against climate change have called on the government and civil society to adopt more inclusive strategies that allow for meaningful female…
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EAC convenes regional experts meeting to shape unified key messages ahead of COP30
ENTEBBE, July 30, 2025 — In preparation for the 30th Conference of the Parties [ COP30 ] to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC], the East African Community [EAC]…
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