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Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s urban households have relied on charcoal as their source of energy for decades but there has been no deliberate efforts to facilitate sustainable production practices and technologies to conserve forests. The good news now is that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Sustainable management of Africa’s vast forest resources has the potential to secure a climate resilient future for local communities reeling from negative impacts of global warming, experts said on Monday. The experts who spoke at a virtual forum convened by Nairobi-based African Forest Forum (AFF) said …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Sunbaked mass of land littered with dry tree stumps stretch as far as the eyes can see, showing despondence. It is apparent that there is no sign of life on the land whose surface is extremely dry and cracked due to harsh drought conditions. Away …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | In a bid to conserve Uganda’s forest cover, on April 20, Michael Magambo, the chief executive officer for ATC Uganda handed over a dummy cheque worth Shs 45 million to Alfred Okot Okidi, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Water and Environment towards the …

  Last November, Attilio Pacifici, the head of the EU Delegation in Uganda led seven other ambassadors from France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Austria on a mission to western and northern Uganda to have firsthand experience of the level of pressure Uganda’s natural resource assets such as Bugoma …

This comes as Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the World Forest Day on March 21 to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Ugandan scientists have developed drought tolerant tree species, paving way for possible establishment of commercial forests …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the protection of forests and forest species, which provide livelihoods for the poor and for indigenous communities. He made this plea on World Wildlife Day, which falls on March 3. This year’s theme is “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Environment Beatrice Anywar has sought parliament’s approval of a 286 billion Shillings loan request from the World Bank to restore forests in the country. Anywar presented the loan request before Parliament’s National Economy Committee alongside the Minister of State for …

Ongo communal forest becomes another victim of the COVI-19 pandemic; a case of custodians becoming destroyers COMMENT | Daniel Abowe | The Ongo communal forest in western Uganda is shared by four villages of Ogadra, Kibali, Onieni, and Abangi in Kasenene parish, Budongo sub-county, Masindi district. In 2017, ECO-TRUST supported the Ongo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has warned against encroaching on forests, wetlands and steep mountain slopes saying it is suicide for the individuals and country. According to Museveni, the biggest problem the country is facing now is the disrespect for the environment which has led to the several …