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Item 11 lions die in queen Elizabeth game park.(Daily monitor, 2018-04-13) Tajuba, Paul & Jumbe, BenjaminEleven lions were yesterday confirmed dead in queen Elizabeth National park, further plummeting one of the core backbone of tourist attractions in the country.Item 2,000 gold miners evicted, stranded(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-07) Nabbaale, JosephineAt least 2,000 artisanal gold miners were last evening still stranded at mining sites in Kitumbi in Bukuya Sub-county,Mubende District following their eviction at weekend by police and army.Item 24 Perish in Malaysia school fire.(Daily monitor, 2017-09-15) Daily MonitorMalaysia. At least 24 people, mostly children were killed yesterday when a blaze tore through a Malaysia religious school, trapped in their dormitory by metal grilles on windows.Item 3 foreigners sent for trial over ivory theft(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-13) Ndagire, BettyBuganda Road Chief magistrate's court has committed three foreigners to high court for trial on charges of unlawful possession of elephant tusks worth Shs9bItem 3,000 residents defy NFA directive to vacate forest.(Daily Monitor, 2017-12-12) Muzaale, FredMore than 3,000 residents living in Butagaya Forest in Jinja District have defied a directive by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to vacate, arguing that they have not been given alternative areas of settlement.Item 3,500 hectares of forest land destroyed for oil palm growing(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-07) Sabano, Jessica; Ssebwani, Dennis; Kissekka, ChrisAt least 3,500 hectares of private forests in Buvuma District have been earmarked for oil palm growing, an alternative economic activity the farmers in the island district have adopted, Daily monitor has establishedItem 30% of wetland cover lost- ministry.(Daily monitor, 2018-01-31) Tajuba, PaulWetlands filter water from pollutants with its vegetation cover, especially papyrus, acting as raw material in crafts making as habitant for several creatures such as birds and reptiles that not only act as atourist attraction but also balance the ecosystem.Item 300,000 locals at risk of landslides in Elgon region- OPM official.(Sunday Monitor, 2017-09-03) Kolyangha, MudanghaMore than 300, 000 residents of elgon sub-county are at risk of landslides and need to be relocated to safer zones to avert a looming disaster.Item 5 Killed as mine collapses(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-26) Twinamatsiko, HillaryResidents say the rain left the soil waterlogged and unstable yet despite the risky conditions, miners reportedly resumed work in the pit on Monday morning.Item 600 structures face demolition.(Daily Monitor, 2017-12-15) Kiggundu, Joseph; Ssenkabirwa, Al-mahdiHundred of structures erected without approved building plans will be razed, Wakiso district authorities have revealed. Daily Monitor has established that at least 600 structures have been earmarked for demolition.Item 7 held over elephant tusks(daily monitor, 2017-04-24) Makumbi, CissyLamwo. officials from the office of prime minister have expressed disappointment after residents withdrew land they offered for reset using refugees from south sudan.Item A city cannot be truly green if it is built on the ruins of its people's livelihoods.(Daily Monitor, 2026-04-10) Bamwenda, Tayebwa JamesUganda's effort to develop "green cities" and climate-resilient urban areas are, on paper, both timely and necessary.Item A forest reawakens: Inside the youth-led conservation movement(Daily Monitor, 2026-05-01) Nakirigya, ShabibahGAYO has mobilised more than 100 university students, environmental experts and community actors in a coordinated effort to rehabilitate Nandere Forest through indigenous tree planting and conservation awareness.Item Abid Alam implicated in fresh evictions(New vision, 2017-12-11) Ssejjoba, EddieThe Commission of Inquiry into land management has received evidence implicating businessman Alam Abid in fresh eviction in breach of its directive to halt further development on the 12sq. miles of land in Kassanda South Constituency, Mubende district.Item Acholi chiefs stoned over sugar factory land saga.(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-28) Ocungi, JuliusThree cultural leaders in Amuru District yesterday survived being lynched by residents who turned rowdy and pelted them with stones over allegations that they endorsed the giveaway of 10,000 hectares of land to Madhvani Group of Companies for a sugar factory.Item Acholi king orders for killing of elephants.(Daily monitor, 2016-12-30) Owiny, Jolly TobbiasThe Acholi paramount chief has taken a drastic decision to hunt and kill elephants and is drafting a letter to President Museveni to warn of his unlicensed all-out attack on the already endangered beasts.Item Acholi leaders criticise Amuru suga factory land agreement.(daily monitor, 2017-06-28)A section of cultural leaders reached an understanding with the government on giving the disputed land for establishment of a sugar factory, a deal that leaders claim is "raw".Item Activisits to walk 260km against climate change(New Vision, 2017-09-18) Tenywa, GeraldAs more Ugandans face dangers caused by floods, landslides, drought and food insecurity, Geoffrey Walker Ayeni has decided to highlight the plight of climate change by walking 260km from Kampala to Kapchorwa.Item Activists petition committee over Mubende land evictions(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-13) Kasozi, Ephraim; Namyalo, JaliraRights activists have petitioned the commission of inquiry into land matters to intervene into land grabbing and violations committed during evictions in Mubende District.Item Amudat residents drink dirty water, say leaders.(Daily monitor, 2018-03-18) Mudangha, KolyanghaThe leaders say due to some water sources that are far, many residents' lives are risk because of the nearby dirty water they use.