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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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UTB, Emirates sign MoU to stimulate inbound tourism
KAMPALA, May 14, 2024 – The Uganda Tourism Board [UTB] has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates to drive inbound tourism and boost visitors to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Benefiting from community-based tourism: Conservationist asks Nwoya residents to form cooperatives
NWOYA, April 15, 2024 – The Chief Warden for Murchison Falls National Park, Wilson Kagoro has challenged the communities neighboring the park in Nwoya district to form cooperatives if they are to…
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Legislators want govt to give tourism sector Shs 4bln for image promotion
KAMPALA, April 12, 2024 – Uganda’s tourism sector is one of the significant sectors with the potential to generate more revenue if adequately funded and marketed, Members of Parliament have re-echoed. The…
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Trade
Minister appeals for more funding to end human-wildlife conflicts in game parks
KIRUHURA, February 12, 2024 – The State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Martin Mugarra, has urged Members of Parliament to push for more funding for Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], saying it…
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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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Northern
Nature Uganda launches research study to conserve endangered wildlife
GULU – Little is still known about Northern Uganda and its biodiversity, according to herpetologists who say there is a need to conserve the endangered rare wildlife species in the region. Dr.…
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Central
Big loss as over 10 crested cranes are poisoned to death in Lwengo
LWENGO – The environmental police in the Greater Masaka region are hunting for farmers who allegedly poisoned 11 crested cranes to death in Kikonge village, Kkingo Subcounty in Lwengo district. The police…
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Western
Boosting tourism: Ministry to support wildlife research
KASESE – The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has pledged to support Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute [UWRTI] to promote tourism in the Rwenzori Sub-region. The institute which is located…
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Park animals not responsible for spreading FMD, UWA tells farmers, others
KIRUHURA– A section of veterinary doctors and farmers in western Uganda have for some time blamed the increase in the spread of foot and mouth disease [ FMD ] in the area…
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