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The first time I stayed at this lodge was in 2003, in the Weaver Cottage at the top of the hill. By this time I had been trekking gorillas in their various habitats for over ten years and was surprised to find a lodge with all the ambiance and tranquility of the primate forest. Relaxing

Members of Parliament have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to consider enacting a policy requiring all large scale farmers to plant trees on a specified percentage of land. The legislators said the policy would stimulate efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change through tree planting. “If we do not

The National Forestry Authority has auctioned more than 125 bags of charcoal that were seized during a crackdown on commercial charcoal dealers in Moroto district. The crackdown followed President Yoweri Museveni’s ban on the charcoal business in Northern and Western Uganda as part of environmental protection efforts. Over the past two weeks, six truckloads of

The National Forestry Authority-NFA has launched a drive to restore 10 hectares of Mubuku Central Forest Reserve in Kasese district. The campaign will be implemented jointly with Uganda Baati Limited. NFA signed an agreement with Uganda Baati in November 2022 to replant 40 hectares of indigenous trees across the country under the “Every Tree Counts”

Uganda Baati Limited (UBL), a member of the Safal Group of Companies and Africa’s pioneer manufacturer of building solutions, has signed an MOU with the Government of Uganda’s National Forestry Authority (NFA) to replant 40 hectares of indigenous trees across the country to culminate to 10 hectares per region (Central, East, West and North). In

Kisoro authorities have opted to re-open the Nyakabande holding center following an influx of Congolese refugees fleeing fresh fighting in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province. Fighting that had stopped for about two months, resumed on Thursday last week in Rangira and Shwema in the Jomba Groupement. Fighting also erupted in Ntamugenga Kanyabusore, Charwika, Bugina  Mutovu in Bweza

The Ministry of Water and Environment in partnership with private sector stakeholders including; Uganda Breweries Limited, Stanbic Bank Uganda, TotalEnergies EP Uganda, ATC Uganda, among others; the Development Partners, and the civil society partners have today embarked on an initiative to plant 1 Million Trees across the country in one day, as a show of

Uganda has become the first African country to submit results for Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). REDD+ is a mechanism developed by the parties to the UNFCCC to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The results submission to the UNFCCC has