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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has officially launched the Pachi Panda Innovation Challenge in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a programme designed to support young people in creating business solutions that tackle food, energy, and water security challenges. The initiative, which began in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the fish species that supported the livelihoods and survivals of many living around Africa’s lakes are on the brink of extinction says new report by World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF is a global body that leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Plastic Free Foundation has revealed that up to 97 percent of Ugandans want global plastic production to be reduced. Uganda was among the 32 countries from which the global survey was conducted. The …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | COP15 is a “historic opportunity to see a ‘Paris’-style agreement” for nature and a moment humanity has long waited for, Marco Lambertini, director general of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International, has said. “We have the opportunity for the whole world to agree on a …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing response to control flooding of River Nyamwamba in Kasese district only covers 5% of the total catchment and most of the work is on an emergency basis, David Duli, the Country Director of World Wide Fund for Nature-WWF has revealed. According to Duli, …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species has sanctioned an innovative, gender-sensitive nature-based solutions programme to reduce the impacts of climate change and poverty on communities. The resilient and green jobs project will be implemented in the troubled …

  Conservationist body lists them as critically endangered Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Conservationists across Africa have welcomed a recent decision to upgrade the African savanna elephant and forest elephant as “endangered” and “critically endangered” species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is the global authority …

How anti-trafficking tactics netted suspected killers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When news emerged on March 20 that six lions had been killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park, in southwestern Uganda, Uganda’s conservation community and the security forces acted swiftly. The carcasses of the lions were found in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan government needs to regulate importation of forest products, limiting importation to only those that cannot be produced locally, according to David Duli, country director for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Duli said there’s also need to review the forest policy and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Church of Uganda Archbishop Dr. Samuel Steven Kazimba has Joined the World Wide Fund for Nature- WWF to launch a drastic campaign against acts of environmental degradation in Uganda. All Church of Uganda members will henceforth be required to engage in tree planting, minimize …