Environment
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Bugoma Forest Reserve boundary opening resumes
KIKUUBE– Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the National Forestry Authority [ NFA ] has resumed the process of reopening the boundary of Bugoma Forest…
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Climate Change: Amuru farmers call for sustainable land use techniques
AMURU-Farmers in Amuru district want to be sensitised on how to preserve the environment while utilising land for production. The farmers have come to learn that their poor farming methods continue to…
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Tooro King urges the public to conserve environment
FORT PORTAL -The King of Tooro, His Majesty Dr.Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has urged his subjects and the general public to conserve the environment to mitigate climate change effects. King…
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Drought hits Europe’s rivers and crops
LONDON-Much of Europe is baking in record heat, which has exposed riverbeds and triggered restrictions on water use in many areas faced by drought. In the Netherlands the level of the Waal…
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Acholi leaders petition Museveni over depletion of endangered tree species
GULU– Acholi cultural leaders have petitioned President Museveni over the depletion of the endangered tree species in the region. The petition was recently handed over to the Presidential Coordinator for Northern region,…
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High demand for timber escalates deforestation in Masaka district
MASAKA– Masaka district forest department has expressed concern over the increasing demand for timber, which has resulted in the rampant destruction of forests in the district. Masaka District Forest Officer, Willy Bbaale…
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UMC, Greenwatch train journalists on climate change
KAMPALA -The Uganda Media Council [UMC] has partnered with Greenwatch Uganda, an environmental rights advocacy organisation, to train journalists from across Uganda on how best they can report on climate change. The…
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Illegal sand mining threatening Kasese rivers
KASESE -As sand mining activities continue to thrive in Kasese district unregulated, the major rivers, the natural flow of rivers like Nyamwamba, Nyamugasana, Mubuku, and Rwembyo, is being affected due to silting…
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Fort Portal City authorities embark on conserving environment
FORT PORTAL-Authorities in Fort Portal City have embarked on plans of restoring all the depleted wetlands in the city that are currently under the threat of extinction. The Fort Portal City Senior…
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Govt partners with World Bank to restore wetlands
SOROTI– The Ministry of Water and Environment with support from the World Bank has started a two-year project codenamed “Integrated Water Management and Development Project”, aimed at restoring wetlands in Sezibwa River…
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