Environment
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Cow power: Animal waste to fuel aircraft
BRASILIA, August 8, 2024: Brazil’s meat giant JBS Foods has started using animal waste from its operations to fuel aircraft. This material is sourced from the company’s facilities in the United States,…
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Farmers in eastern Uganda urged to embrace irrigation
SOROTI, August 8, 2024 – Farmers in eastern Uganda have been urged to embrace irrigation as a way of coping with the everchanging climatic conditions and also boost crop production at the…
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Teso College Aloet set to plant 20,000 trees for planting
SOROTI, August 7, 2024 – Teso College Aloet has received 20,000 tree seedlings to plant, which should help mitigate climate change’s effects, and beautify the school more. The trees were donated to…
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Kalaki district launches wetland boundary demarcation exercise
KALAKI, July 30, 2024 – The leadership of Kalaki district has launched a comprehensive wetland demarcation exercise aimed at protecting the wetlands from encroachment. The ongoing wetland demarcation exercise started in Ofundi…
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Nebbi: Developers warned of erecting illegal buildings in Nyaravur-Angal Town Council
NEBBI, July 29, 2024 – To curb the mushrooming of illegal buildings/structures in the newly created Nyaravur-Angal Town Council in Nebbi district, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development [MLHUD] in…
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Forests face increasing climate-related stress amid growing demand for their products, FAO report warns
ROME, July 29, 2024 – Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world’s forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture…
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NFA deploys digital tool to combat illegal activities in forests
MASINDI, July 24, 2024 – To strengthen protected forest management in the country, the National Forestry Authority [NFA] has decided to use Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool [SMART] to capture and record…
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MSMEs advised to tap into agri-tourism to improve incomes
KABAROLE, July 19, 2024 – Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [MSMEs] in agriculture and tourism sectors have been encouraged to tap into agri-tourism to improve their incomes. Over 100 farmers, tour operators,…
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Mbarara: Marathon to save degraded River Rwizi on this July
MBARARA, July 16, 2024 – To restore and protect River Rwizi, which is the main source of water for Mbarara City and neighbouring districts, Abahumuza Development Group, a non-profit organisation, in collaboration…
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Fighting food insecurity: The Angolan cooperative building a brighter future
LUANDA, July 14, 2024 – Climate change is making it harder than ever for rural people in Angola to feed themselves and their families. Floods and drought are becoming more frequent and long-lasting,…
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