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Uganda Oil: Hoima’s poor still seek justice over relocation plans

April 22, 2011 1:35 pm Published by Comments Off on Uganda Oil: Hoima’s poor still seek justice over relocation plans

By Edward Ssekika As Uganda moves closer to signing an agreement over the construction of an oil refinery, some of the people who were displaced to make way for the project are still not happy, writes EDWARD SSEKIKA.    After a day’s work, Donald Opar rests under the shade of... Read More


The UN Social and Environment Compliance Unit Faults Bidico on Bugala Farmers

The fragile ecosystem in Buvuma Island could be destroyed by oil palm growing.

August 22, 2008 8:59 am Published by Comments Off on The fragile ecosystem in Buvuma Island could be destroyed by oil palm growing.

The Vegetable Oil Development Project 2 (VODP) has expanded oil palm plantation in Buvuma Island, after replace thousands of hectares of tropical forests in Kalangala Island with oil palm trees. NAPE is concerned that the fragile ecosystem in Buvuma Islands which is also rich in biodiversity could be destroyed by... Read More