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NEMA intensifies evictions of encroachers for wetland conservation

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has intensified evictions of people encroaching on wetlands as the country strives to protect these specific ecosystems and reduce the effects of climate change. William Lubulwa, senior public relations officer of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), a state-owned environmental watchdog, told Xinhua in …

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NEMA launches paramilitary force to fight environmental crimes

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has launched a paramilitary force to enforce environmental laws and avert related crimes in the country, authorities said Friday. The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the state-owned environmental watchdog, said that the Environment Protection Force (EPF) was formed in line with the country’s laws. …

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Cabinets approves shs5.5 billion for water-related disasters

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A sum total of up to 5.5 billion shillings has been earmarked by the cabinet to construct gabions in selected areas along Lake Victoria to protect infrastructure like roads from the effects of the rising water levels from this lake. With up to 13.66 meters, …

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Uganda announces measures for air quality control

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has put in place a raft of measures aimed at reversing the deterioration of air quality, a state-run environmental watchdog said Monday. Barirega Akankwasah, the executive director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), told reporters here that there is a need to make …

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Village in Wakiso seeks NEMA help over rising heaps of garbage

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Katale Bugema village aka Lower Jomayi Estates in Wakiso District have protested increased garbage disposal in their area. The residents of Katale Bugema village are facing a critical environmental and health issue due to the transformation of a local land area into …

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Plastics manufacturer plans shift to bio-degradable packaging

Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conservationists, Manufacturers, and processors have joined hands to initiate the use of bio-degradable plastics in the country, through a two-year pilot project spearhead by the Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF). The project dubbed Clean Products for the Environment, (CPE) will run up to 31st August 2025. …

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NEMA assures Busoga on special program before eviction from wetlands

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of National Environmental Management Authority-NEMA, Akankwasa Barirega has said that the eviction of wetland encroachers in the Busoga sub-region will not commence until alternative income generation activities have been put in place. Akankwasa who was addressing Busoga leaders in Jinja City said …

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Eviction of encroachers at Lubigi wetland paralyzes traffic on Mityana Road

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Environment Management Authority- NEMA has started evicting encroachers on Lubigi swamp in Wakiso district. On Tuesday, a joint task force comprising officials from the Police Environment Protection Unit, National Environment Management Authority, and KCCA among other agencies started destroying all structures and …

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