By Kamese Geoffrey The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) participated in this year Sixth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). The Sixth special session, of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) was held in Cairo, Egypt, 16 – 19 April 2016 under the theme; “Agenda 2030 and Paris... 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
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
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