CLOUD SEEDING NOT THE CAUSE OF UAE FLOODS
Climate scientists say that rising global temperatures, caused by human-led climate change, is leading to more extreme weather events around the world, including intense rainfall.
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EU – UG IN 40 MILLION EURO FOREST PARTNERSHIP
Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni together with the visiting European Union (EU) Commissioner, Mr. Virginijus Sinkeviius, has launched the new EU Forestry program which will see Uganda benefit from the extensive experience of the EU in the forestry sector. The…
IRAN RELEASES ENVIRONMENTALISTS ACCUSED OF SPYING AFTER SIX YEARS
Iran released four conservationists who had worked to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah before they were convicted on espionage charges and spent five years in prison, local media reported on Tuesday. The Tehran newspaper Etemad said authorities released on Monday night Niloufar…
NEMA TAKES ON SAND MINING HAZARD.
National Environment Management Authority, has impounded equipment being used to carry out sand mining on Lake Victoria. The operation commanded by Maj Joshua Karamaji is aimed at stopping the activities that have affected the water quality, and fish, and degraded…
NAKIYANJA WETLAND DEPLETION: HAS NEMA SOLVED THE PROBLEM?
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has stopped the ongoing destruction of Nakiyanja wetland in a move to protect the critical ecosystem at Sonde, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. Nakiyanja is a critical wetland that drains into R. Sezibwa, which…
NO FOOD FOR 2.7 MILLION ZIMBABWEANS THIS YEAR.
would need $2 billion in aid to help millions of hungry people after declaring drought a national disaster Wednesday. A severe dry spell induced by the El Nino weather pattern is wreaking havoc across southern Africa. “No Zimbabwean must succumb…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS 2024
This year, the International Day of Forests 2024 is outlined under the theme “Forests and innovation: new solutions for a better world”, the essential role of technology and innovation in the safeguarding of forest ecosystems. Forests are viewed as the…
UGANDA WATERS AND POLLUTION
Plastic pollution intentional or not can’t be ignored. Who is responsible for protecting the Lake and River from pollution? What can be done to eradicate unsustainable human activities? Polythene bags and plastic bottles litter the shores of the once-pristine waters.…
CLIMATE CHANGING THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA
A new climate change impact synthesis report titled, “Climate change impacts in South Africa: What climate change means for a country and its people”, highlights the impacts of climate change on South Africa and the cascading effect these changes may…
