Environment
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Invasive pests devastate crops in Kisoro, threatening food security
KISORO, June 12, 2025 — Farmers in the hilly Kisoro district in southwestern Uganda are facing growing alarm following an invasion of strange whitefly-like pests that have ravaged crops in at least…
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Kotido leads in clean energy with briquette training programme
KOTIDO, June 12, 2025 — Mercy Corps, in partnership with Appropriate Energy Saving Technology Limited, has launched a clean energy training initiative in Kotido district aimed at reducing deforestation and improving energy…
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Cameroon launches national campaign to prepare coffee and cocoa farmers for EUDR
BERTOUA, June 11, 2025 –– Cameroon’s Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Council [CICC] has launched a nationwide awareness campaign to prepare cocoa and coffee farmers for the implementation of the European Union Regulation…
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Conserving the environment: Briquette-making initiative empowers women and men in Kotido district
KOTIDO, June 10, 2025 – A transformative initiative is underway in Kotido district, where selected women and men are being trained in briquette-making under the supervision of Green Leaf Consulting Services. This…
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Variegatus Grasshopper infestation alarms coffee farmers in Kyotera
KYOTERA, June 9, 2025 – Coffee farmers in Bbanda Village, Kabira Sub-county, Kyotera district, are facing potential losses following an invasion of Variegatus grasshoppers in their coffee gardens. According to the farmers,…
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Adjumani leaders mobilise communities in fight against plastic pollution
ADJUMANI, June 9, 2025 –– Adjumani district leaders have mobilised communities to take decisive action against plastic pollution, urging tree planting, environmental stewardship, and a swift shift away from harmful plastic products.…
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MTN MoMo championing digital agribusiness and healthcare access in Luwero
LUWERO, June 8, 2025 – MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd has extended the 2025 edition of its 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign to Luwero district, marking the second major activation of…
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Paralegals in Bunyoro empowered to defend land and environmental rights
KIRYANDONGO, May 31, 2025 – Over 20 community-based Land and Environmental Defenders [CLEDs] from the Bunyoro sub-region have gained practical paralegal skills to promote awareness and protection of land and environmental rights…
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Global forest loss shatters records in 2024, fueled by massive fires
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 — Global forest loss surged to record highs in 2024, driven by a catastrophic rise in fires, according to new data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab, made…
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Elephants invade villages, destroy crops in Nwoya district
NWOYA, May 30, 2025 –– More than 100 elephants from Murchison Falls National Park have invaded four villages in Lii Sub-county, Nwoya district, destroying large swathes of food crops and prompting residents…
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