Uganda Breweries commits UGX 1billion to for Mt. Elgon water catchment protection

AidEnvironment's James Kisekka (left) with Uganda Breweries Managing Director Andrew Kilonzo (right) and Dr. Alfred Okidi, Permanent Secretary Ministry of ...

Participants pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of the 3rd GORILLA Conference on 4th December 2024.

3rd GORILLA Conference Opens in Kampala with Focus on Sustainability and Climate Action

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

11/12/2024

Participants pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of the 3rd GORILLA Conference on 4th December 2024. The ...

Mr. Roger Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy).

Bulambuli Landslide resettlement: When Government steals from the poor to give the needy

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

11/12/2024

Mr. Rogers Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy). Floods in the elgon region continue causing ...

Women emerge from Mt Elgon national park after collecting firewood_ they also cut down indgenous trees for firewooding the land organisms from breeding and survival (PHOTO/ David Mafabi)

Mt Elgon indigenous trees, the sacred trees used for herbal medicines, face extinction

by DAVID MAFABI

25/12/2023

Women emerge from Mt Elgon national park after collecting firewood_ they also cut down indgenous trees for firewood the land ...

Trees are cut down in the national park for firewood (PHOTO/ David Mafabi)

Deforestation threatens Mt Elgon’s largest water catchment

by DAVID MAFABI

24/02/2023

Trees are cut down in the Elgon national park for firewood (PHOTO/ David Mafabi) MBALE —Just about twenty years ago, ...

Ray of hope as Mount Elgon National Park frontier communities embrace conservation

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

20/08/2022

The decades-old battle between the frontier communities surrounding Mount Elgon National Park and Uganda Wildlife Authority has finally been put ...

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