Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hopes of establishing ferry services at Lake Bunyonyi have gained impetus after the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) started conducting feasibility studies on the routes and docking sites. The possibility of ferry services on the Africa’s second deepest lake is a result of a …
Read More »Environmentalists want Lake Bunyonyi turned into Ramsar site
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and environmentalists in Kabale and Rubanda districts are advocating for the transformation of Lake Bunyonyi and its basin into a Ramsar site. A Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention that was established in 1971 …
Read More »Tourism promoters start drive to save Lake Bunyonyi from silting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tourism activists in Kigezi sub-region have embarked on a new campaign aimed at ending silting and disposal of sewerage into Lake Bunyonyi. Bunyonyi, the second deepest Lake in Africa, after Lake Tanganyika, is one of the top tourism revenue earners for Uganda and the …
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