BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU KOBOKO: Monday, September 19, 2022 Koboko district has shut down eight charcoal markets at Busia border crossing following the Rainforest journalism Fund supported article on Mount Kei Forest Reserve. “I closed all the eight big markets at Busia where they were trading charcoal. There was resistance from …
Read More »COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, PARTNERS LAUNCH SH7.3B NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT FOR REFUGEE HOSTING AREAS
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU YUMBE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 The Community Development Centre (CDC), a refugee led organization in West Nile, has launched a sh7.3b (1,918,063 euros) sustainable natural resource management project for refugee hosting areas. The 3-year project dubbed “building peace through sustainable access to and management of natural resources …
Read More »NFA, MILLION TREES INTERNATIONAL MEET OVER GREENING UGANDA CAMPAIGN
BY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has hosted a team from Million Trees International, a local environment conservation organization to discuss the implementation of the greening Uganda campaign. The meeting at the NFA head offices in Bugolobi, Kampala on Monday also explored ways …
Read More »PROTECT CONSERVATION AREAS IN AFRICA- BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL
KIGALI: MONDAY, 25 JULY 2022 BirdLife International has called for increased push for the safeguarding of protected and conserved areas at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) in Kigali, Rwanda. “This inaugural APAC is an opportunity for stakeholders to link up and work …
Read More »SAVING MT KEI FOREST FROM CROSS BORDER CRIMINALS
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU MOUNT KEI: FRIDAY, Jun 24, 2022 This story was produced with support from the Rainforest Journalism Fund in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. A rough, dusty road from Yumbe town in West Nile sub-region of Uganda passes through Mount Kei national forest reserve (formally known as Mount …
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