Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kakiri town council in Wakiso district has launched a tree-planting campaign to restore the degraded Nonve Central Forest Reserve. The forest reserve that is under the National Forest Authority-NFA was destroyed by individuals who have partly constructed buildings, planted eucalyptus as well as acquired land titles …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Security, Jim Muhwezi, has been directed by Speaker Anita Among to protect residents being illegally evicted by National Forest Authority (NFA) in Kole district. Among, who chaired the House on Thursday, 14 April 2022, said that the minister needs to ensure that peace …
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The electoral body wants to clear disputes over names and boundaries Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | With the women council and committee elections coming up later this year, the Electoral Commission (EC) has begun verifying all administrative units right from the smallest village to Kampala City. The verification is …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority-NFA Executive Director Tom Obong Okello has halted the planting of non-indigenous trees in Mabira and Kisisita forest in Buikwe district. Okello who toured the two forests on Saturday was surprised that people who were approved by NFA to restore the …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Prince of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Fred Mugenyi Rucunya has petitioned the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development to halt the ongoing boundary reopening of Bugoma central forest reserve. Last week, the ministry, National Forestry Authority-NFA, and Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom embarked on the …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands and the National Forestry Authority-NFA have resumed the boundary reopening of Bugoma central forest reserve in Kikuube district. In November last year, the government through the Ministry of Housing, Lands, and Urban Development embarked on the long-awaited reopening of the Bugoma …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kikuube district authorities have halted the ongoing Bugoma forest boundary reopening exercise. In November last year, the government through the Ministry of Housing, Lands, and Urban Development embarked on the long-awaited reopening of the Bugoma forest reserve boundary. Covering 410 square kilometers of a protected area …
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How new NFA tracking technology is improving monitoring and enforcement Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | All Uganda’s forests will have disappeared in the next 30 years, if nothing is done to save them today. That is what the experts at the National Forestry Authority (NFA) say. But not many …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 residents of Ayivu county in Arua city have clashed with the Maracha county legislator, Denis Oguzu Lee, accusing him of grabbing part of Barifa forest land. On Tuesday afternoon, angry residents stormed the 10acre piece of land the National Forestry Authority allocated to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Committee of Parliament has questioned the proposed land swap between Gulu University and the National Forestry Authority-NFA. The query arose during a fact-finding visit to the institution following a motion tabled by the Bardege-Layibi MP, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi in parliament on 14 September 2021, …
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