Mbarara deputy Resident District Commissioner Moses Mwebesa and residents of Nyamitanga Division have faulted authorities charged with environmental protection of giving up the campaign to save River Rwizi from unfriendly human activities. Sand mining in the river at Kirehe in Nyamitanga Division has made the river come close to changing... Read More
The current dry spell is significantly affecting the forest cover in parts of Bunyoro sub region where forests are being used as a tool of heritage conservation. Hundred of trees recently planted as part of a campaign to conserve the 12-pet names ( empaako) of Bunyoro and Toro are drying... Read More
The World Bank group has said decline in global oil prices should not discourage the development of the oil industry in Uganda as the resource will be pivotal in economic development. The World Bank says the reason why Uganda and the oil companies exploring oil should not lose hope is... Read More
The environment activists also opposed the palm oil project that was aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on imported vegetable oil saying the project would destroy forests with no regard for environmental regulations Kampala. Lands minister Daudi Migereko has told conservationists that protecting forest cover alone does not bring about... Read More
Palm oil producers backed by the UN taken to court by evicted farmers who say they have received little compensation Before the bulldozers came, Magdalena Nakamya harvested coffee, cassava, avocado and jackfruit on her three-hectare (seven-acre) plot on Kalangala, an island in Lake Victoria. But on a July morning in... Read More
PARLIAMENT. Lawmakers yesterday banged tables, called the water and environment minister names, before kicking him and his officials out of a meeting called to discuss a ban on the use of polythene bags.MPs on the Natural Resources committee led by former Finance minister Syda Bbumba, who announced the ban in... Read More
NAPE in collaboration with other African Civil Society in Africa and global allies in a campaign codenamed YES TO LIFE and NO TO MINING yesterday presented an open letter challenging the organizers and attendees of a conference on Extractive Industries in Africa which is happening at Chatham House in central... Read More
The government of Uganda is quietly exploring plans to buy back Bujagali dam, a major hydroelectricity project, from a consortium of private investors and developers in a move that would constitute a major reversal in public policy. “The high cost of electricity in Uganda has reached unsustainable levels that are... Read More
Climate change is one of the most hotly debated issues of today. In Uganda these changes are already influencing many systems essential for human livelihood, including water resources, food security and health. This causes a great challenge for sustainability of life, ecosystems, livelihoods and indeed the development of the economy.... Read More
Members of Parliament from across the political divide have backed proposals to amend the mining act and make strong provisions that would help local people get maximum benefit out of minerals. Government is already in the process of reviewing the Mining Act 2004 and the mining policy after arguing that... Read More