Environment
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FAO donates livestock vaccines to Karamoja and Elgon regions
Kampala, October 16, 2023 –The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ] recently donated an assortment of livestock vaccines worth US$1 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal…
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Rainwater Harvesting and Storage Bill in the offing
KAMPALA, October 12, 2023 – Parliament has granted Tororo Municipality Member of Parliament Apollo Ofwono Yeri leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage] Bill”. The MP…
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Magistrate remanded over theft of Shs 402mln
NEBBI, October 10, 2023 – Peter Kercan Prosper, a Grade II Magistrate working at Bbaale Magistrate Court in Kayunga district has been remanded to Koch Prison for allegedly stealing Shs 402 million…
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Saving the Nile: Environmental activists trek 700km
GULU, October 4, 2023 – A group of environmental activists in Uganda have embarked on a 700-kilometre walk calling on the communities living along River Nile to protect it from destruction. The…
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APAC: NFA accused of encroaching on commumity land
APAC, October 3, 2023 – Residents of Akokoro Sub-county in Apac district living around Maruzi Central Forest Reserve have accused the National Forest Authority [NFA] of extending the boundaries of the forest…
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LIRA: Locals vow to resist titling Aler hill
LIRA, October 3, 2023 – The local communities of Aler Parish in Ogur Sub-county in Lira district have vowed they will not allow Lira District Local Government to title Aler hill where…
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Bunyoro leaders tipped on how to grow tourism
HOIMA, September 27, 2023 – As Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Tourism Day 2023 today, district leaders in Bunyoro Sub-region have been challenged to promote tourism in…
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Underground ivory trade threatens dwindling hippo population in Uganda and DRC
ARUA, September 25, 2023 – The hippopotamus in Africa’s Great Lakes is on the verge of extinction. The number of hippos is reducing in Lake Albert, at Murchison Falls National Park in…
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AfDB and KEITI ink deal to deploy environmental and climate-resilient technologies in Africa
BUSAN, September 21, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute [ KEITI ] have signed a joint technical assistance agreement to enable the scale-up…
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Lira soybean farmers ask for enhanced seeds
LIRA, September 20, 2023 – Farmers under Nyekorac Community Farmers’ Cooperative Limited have asked the Soybean developers to produce improved seeds that can withstand climate change, saying this would save them from…
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