The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is responsible for setting national policies, standards, and managing water ...
From 16–19 September 2025, more than 40 stakeholders from government ministries, the National Forest Authority, NGOs, academia, development partners and UN agencies gathered in Jinja for a four-day ...
The directive follows a communication from the President directing the Prime Minister to ensure Bugoma forest is protected ...
Uganda has announced a ban on timber exports, but environmentalists warn deforestation is driven by other activities, mostly agribusiness. Kenya’s president lifts a ban on logging in state and ...
OPINIONBy Dr Peter BabyendaThe Environment for Development Initiative Centre at Makerere University (EfD-Mak), with financial support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) ...
What you need to know: Uganda is estimated to lose about 200,000 hectares of tree cover annually, largely due to demand for charcoal, firewood, and construction materials Government researchers have ...