Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 42,100 shea nut trees have been destroyed in Agago District in the past one and a half years, according to a mini-survey conducted by cultural leaders in the district. A report from the mini-survey indicates that since the end of late 2023 …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural leaders in Agago are facing several hurdles as they carry out the year-long operation to arrest and fine commercial charcoal dealers depleting shea nut trees in the district. A team of cultural leaders from fifteen chiefdoms in Agago district on December 15, 2021, embarked …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shea nut trees are among the traditional tree species known for medicinal, food value, economic, and cultural significance in Acholi sub-region. However, shea nut trees which are also known to make quality coal have come under threat in the wake of a growing demand for …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Angagura sub county, Pader district are on spot for fueling environmental destruction of tree species in Aswa Ranch. The species on the verge of extinction include Shea nut trees and Africana Afrizella that government banned cutting in 2018. However, the local leaders …
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