As floods worsen, Uganda moves to protect its vanishing wetlands
Environmental officials are cracking down on wetland filling – but removing jobs-providing industries from wetland areas will prove a significant challenge, analysts say By Christopher...
Wetlands: ‘Unsung heroes’ of the climate crisis
A broad definition of wetlands includes ecosystems such as lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps, coral reefs, and many others; but also, human-made artificial sites...
Gov’t bans rice growing in wetlands
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has with immediate effect banned the growing of rice and other crops in wetlands across the country. In...
Ibanda district destroys 70 acres of gardens to restore wetlands
Banana plantations were cleared in an operation mounted on Thursday. Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ibanda district environment office backed by the police has...
Ministry of Environment starts wetland restoration in Sheema, Buhweju districts
Wetland demarcation in Sheema district. URN photo Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has patterned with International Union for Conservation...
Buganda seeks special status over forests, wetlands
An official of Buganda kingdom Patrick Luwaga Mugumbule giving out tree seedlings for planting recently. Buganda wants to help protect the environment. PHOTO BUGANDA KINGDOM...
