Adjumani Launches Groundbreaking Research on Women, Climate Policy
A landmark research initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Uganda’s national climate policies and local realities has been launched in Adjumani District, wit...
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After years of warnings, brown rice still contains this toxic metal. Why it’s there—and how harmful it is
For years, experts have sounded alarm bells over arsenic levels in brown rice.New research has found that brown rice has a higher concentration of
UPDF Officer on the Spot Over Constructing House in a Wetland in Kitagwenda
A UPDF officer, Lt. Col. Harold Twinomujuni Akiniagi, is under the spotlight for allegedly encroaching on the Rwentuha Wetland, located along the Kitagwenda–Kamwen...
Police Arrest Activists Protesting Destruction of Lwera Wetland Outside NEMA Offices
Police on Wednesday arrested two environmental activists who were protesting outside the offices of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) over the ongoing...
Top Environmental Agencies Forge United Front for Sustainability
The Executive Director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Dr. Barirega Akankwasah, on Tuesday convened a high-level meeting with executives from the...
Leaders Must Champion Conservation: Politics and Nature Intertwined in Kamwenge
As Uganda grapples with increasing environmental degradation, conservationists and political observers alike are emphasising the importance of electing leaders who are pa...
Among,Tayebwa Agree to Seek Second Terms in Top Parliamentary Positions
Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among and her deputy, Thomas Tayebwa, have officially indicated their intention to seek re-election to their respective leadership posit...
Govt Launches Million LEGS Project to Transform Rural Livelihoods
The Government of Uganda, with support from international partners, has unveiled $50.4 million(Shs 191.5 billion) initiative aimed at improving rural livelihoods and acce...
Govt, Islamic Development Bank Invest Shs180bn to Boost Rural Livelihoods
The government, with support from international financiers, is pressing ahead with a $50.4 million (about Shs182 billion) initiative aimed at transforming rural economies...
Is West grooming Ugandan media, NGOs to promote anti-Russia propaganda?
In Uganda, the geopolitical rivalry between the West on one hand, and Russia plus China on the other, is threatening to spill full-blown into the media if recent reports...