ENVIRONMENT
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192FACTS: 10 impacts of climate change in East Africa you didn’t know about
Africa only contributes 3.6% of total global emissions, but despite bearing almost none of the historic responsibility, many African countries are among...
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255Africa Climate Week kicks off in Kampala, calls to action sound loud and clear from leading voices
Calls to action sounded loud and clear from leading voices from across the region as Africa Climate Week 2021 kicked off. The...
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96Africa Climate Week: Urgent need to restore degraded land at scale
“It’s much more than tree-planting. It’s huge social and economic benefits for rural farming communities. It’s a bulwark against climate change. It’s...
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416Uganda marks World Tourism Day, to prioritize domestic tourism
KAMPALA — Uganda on Monday September 27 joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Tourism Day, a day where people...
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616JAVIRA SSEBWAMI: Why we’re going to pay heavily for ignoring alarms on Climate Change
KAMPALA —While I agree with the intellectual and moral integrity of the consistent ethic of life principle, which upholds that every human...
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454Survey finds poaching is increasing across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are bracing for impact amidst the ongoing impacts of Covid-19
Africa’s rangers are stretched to capacity and continue to see drastic cuts in resources and an increase in poaching due to the...
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277Conservationists to involve communities in Rwenzori climate change disaster recovery
KASESE — World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Uganda has launched a Nature-based Solutions (NbS) approach to mitigate climate change effects in Rwenzori region....
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289Forest elephant found dead near depleted Bugoma Forest
HOIMA —A forest elephant has been found dead at the depleted side of Bugoma Forest— with conservationists suspecting that it got stuck...
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4782Mt. Rwenzori’s numerous adrenaline-charged peaks, rich and rare ecological diversity
KASESE —As the world begins to come to terms with the Covid-19 pandemic, ramp up vaccinations and warm up to tourism, the...
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753World Wide Fund for Nature launches UG. 14billion forest restoration project in Uganda
World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature has launched a Forest Restoration and Carbon Absorption (FRECAR) project in Uganda aimed at regeneration of...
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236Farmers urged to grow chili peppers to scare off stray elephants
DAR ES SALAAM — A Tanzanian government senior official has urged farmers living close to wildlife protected areas to fence their farms...
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Environmentalists call for voluntary commitments on stopping biodiversity decline, restoration
KAMPALA — Wild Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is pushing for voluntary commitments by stakeholders — pushing for enforcement of the legal...
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601Tips for all tourists travelling to East Africa for the first time
Combining jaw-dropping scenery, fascinating cultures and exotic wildlife, East Africa has it all. This guide will help make your first African expedition...
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392Water bodies will have more plastics than fish by 2050- experts warn
The Wild Wide Fund (WWF) has warned that Uganda’s water bodies will have more plastics than fish by 2050 if nothing is done to...
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Earth Hour 2021 marked digitally
Environmentalists have reechoed the call for a ban on single use plastics. The call was made as several stakeholders led by World...
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331Ugandans rallied to conserve natural resources
KAMPALA —Ugandans especially the local communities have been rallied to join efforts to conserve the country’s natural resources—putting major emphasis on wildlife...
