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Western
UWA teaches youth to protect communities
KAMPALA – The Uganda Wildlife Authority [ UWA ], with support from the Investing in Forest and Protected Area for Climate Smart Development [IFPA-CD] project graduated 80 youth with practical skills to…
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International
Modi urges coops to partner with government
NEW DELHI – Addressing the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi urged cooperatives to partner with the government to realise a…
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News
Poor roads hindering growth of tourism sector in Elgon districts
MBALE-The poor road network in the Elgon region in eastern Uganda will continue to hinder the growth of the tourism industry if nothing is done to make the tourist sites there accessible.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UWA accuses local governments of failing to account for shared revenue
FORT PORTAL– Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], the manager of the national game parks, has blamed the authorities in district local governments neighbouring Kibale Conservation Area for failing to account for the 20…
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Development
Tourism statistics inform UN reports on sustainable development
SPAIN-A United Nations global assessment of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] makes clear the important role that tourism must play in achieving the ambitious agenda for change. Launched at the…
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Masindi authorities, partners to plant 30,000 trees in schools
MASINDI -In a bid to contribute to environmental conservation, 40 government-aided schools and private schools in Masindi district have started planting 30,000 tree seedlings. The initiative to plant the trees is a…
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Mbarara : RCC evicts locals from Rucece wetland
MBARARA – Mbarara City Resident commissioner (RCC) Lt Col. James Mwesigye has ordered locals to vacate Rucece wetland. The wetland found along Mbarara-Kabale road covers Rucece cell in Rwakishakizi Ward, Misyamo, Kibaya,…
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Lyantonde residents in fear as wild beasts maul livestock
LYANTONDE- Locals in Lyantonde district are living in fear following the continuously killing of their livestock by wild animals thought to have escaped from the nearby Lake Mburo National Park. According to…
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