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Geoffrey Osborn Oceng, the Resident District Commissioner of Lamwo ordered the arrest of the Environmental Police unit officers. This happened so after he allegedly discovered them to be giving protection to loggers. Oceng, in an interview with reporters, said he also had orders for the confiscation of the truck as he sent the implicated officers to Gulu regional police. “A ...

Uganda Baati Limited (UBL) and the National Forestry Authority held a meeting this week with a purpose of joining hands in restoring Uganda’s forest cover. This move is aimed at conserving the environment under UBL Corporate restoration program. Studies have shown that the population of Uganda grows at 1.5 million per year. This means that by 2025 the population will ...

Activists have urged Ugandans to use the current rains to plant more trees. The CEO of Great Outdoors, Leonard Mutesasira said that as part of their efforts to replenish the environment, they are mobilizing the public to start planting trees in reasonable numbers. “The rains have started and this is the right time for tree planting to start. We call ...

Friday saw 400 natural trees planted in Fort Portal Tourism City in commemoration of International Earth Day. The Ministry of Water and Environment oversaw the planting of the trees. The ministry however didn’t see this through alone. It had support from AFRIYEA, Tooro Botanical Gardens, Change Society Needs, Join for Water, Toro Club, and many other environmental-based organizations. International Earth ...

Nigerian engineer Identified as Yahaya Ahmed has surprised residents in Kaduna after building his house using 14,800 sand-filled plastic bottles as bricks. According to Premium Times, Yahaya is a director of Development Association of Renewable Energies (DARE), a non-government organization in Nigeria. The Nigerian engineer said that the house was constructed by his organization to help create jobs, to support ...