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Environment
Fruit tree planting initiative launched in Sembabule district
SEMBABULE – A new environment initiative code-named ‘My Tree Initiative’ (MTI) with the aim of promoting fruit tree planting in schools and conservation of the environment has been launched in Mawogola County…
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Environment
Adjumani police arrest six inside protected areas
ADJUMANI– Police in Adjumani district have detained six suspects with 297 pieces of timber worth Shs 89 million. The timber was cut from protected areas of East Madi Wildlife and Conservation and…
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Environment
Partners use carbon credits to promote growing of bamboo in Acholi
GULU-Eco-ways Uganda and Tree Nation, all concerned with environmental conservation, have partnered to introduce the commercial planting of bamboo in Acholi Sub-region under the carbon credit programme. The 25-year partnership will see…
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News
Vendors lose millions as fire guts Kitagwenda market
KITAGWENDA: Vendors who have been operating from Kitagwenda central market in Kitagwenda town council are crying foul after the market caught fire burning all their goods to ashes. The fire that gutted…
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International
MEPs agree on new law to ensure products causing deforestation are not traded in EU
BRUSSELS– On Tuesday morning, Members of the European Parliament [ MEPs ] reached a preliminary deal with European Union [EU] governments on a new law on deforestation-free products that will make it…
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Environment
Salvaging forest cover: FAO avails grants for tree planting
ADJUMANI– In an attempt to regain the lost forest cover in northern Uganda and parts of central Uganda, the Food and the Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] has signed a…
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Environment
Miss Tourism Alaba urges locals to plant more trees
GULU-Charity Alaba, the reigning Miss Tourism Northern Uganda has appealed to residents in the region to plant more trees, saying the trees are important in mitigating the effects of climate change. Currently,…
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Environment
Sub-county suspends licensing of charcoal dealers
PAKWACH – Due to environmental concerns, authorities in Alwi Sub-county in Pakwach district, have suspended issuing licenses to dealers who burn charcoal on the large scale for the market outside the district.…
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Environment
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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News
Stop destroying natural resources if you want to restore Masaka’s glory, minister Kaboyo tells locals
MASAKA– State minister for Luweero Triangle, Alice Kaboyo has warned people in Greater Masaka area against the destruction of natural forests and wetlands, saying it has deprived Masaka of its glory as…
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