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Item A peek at Uganda's invaluable scavenger marabou stork(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-04) Batte, R EdgarThey saunter, peck at the stony ground for insects then proceed to the garbage heaps for a more "nutritious" kill. Marabou storks are a common sight in Uganda.Item Army asked to intervene in sand mining(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-02) Tajuba, PaulThe Minister for Environment, Mr Sam Cheptoris, has asked the government to deploy the army to stop the ongoing dredging and sand mining in Lake Victoria.Item Buganda to reclaim Mulungu site.(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-11) Kabengwa, JamesBuganda Land Board (BLB) is planning to repossess land at Mulungu fishing village. The disputed land measuring 4.5 acres is currently managed by Munyonyo Fish Forkers Limited, but owned by BLB. A source privy to a plan by BLB to reclaim the land intimated to Daily Monitor on wednesday that the board is capitalising on the poor hygiene conditions at the landing site to kick out the current occupants.Item Build this modern house at an affordable amount(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-07) Atangaza, B. CarolyneItem Destruction of that wetland will cost you(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-02) Tajuba, PaulAs Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the World Wetlands Day, experts predict heavier calamities with the continued wetlands degradation in the country.Item For a sustainable future, let us protect wetlands(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-05) Malango, Rosa"This Wetlands day, let us avoid settling and farming in wetlands, dumping waste in them. Let us plant trees around them and educate our local communities on their importance. On behalf of the United Nations family. I reiterate our commitment to support Uganda as it pursues its socio-economic transformation".Item Government plays vital role in protecting wetlands(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-02) Lugaaju, GodfreyWorld Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2, to raise global awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet. It also marks the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.Item Government to mark Bugoma forest boundaries, says Nabakooba(New Vision, 2026-02-18) Asiimwe WilsonThe Government is set to kick-start the demarcation of Bugoma forest's boundaries with pillars so as to protect it from encroachment and destruction.Item Gulu losing battle to save wetlands(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-07) Ocungi, JuliusWetland cover in Gulu Municipality is fast disappearing due to heavy environmental degradation and encroachment despite concerted initiatives by the district environment department to conserve the available wetlands.Item How Kasese residents restored 3 wetlands(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-01) Kahungu, Thembo MisairiMr Johnson Musinzirwa has made it his main occupation to ensure the wetlands in Mahango Sub-county, Kasese District, are nit destroyed. He spends more time moving around the mountainous sub-county to inspect the wetlands then he spends on his gardens.Item Keeping the environment clean(New Vision, 2018-04-11) Rwothungeyo, BillyChildren do you know what the environment is? In the simplest term, the environment refers to all things living and non-living around us. Some of the basic things in our environment that affect our lives include water and food...Item Landslides strike Bududa again(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-02) Watala, PaulLandslides last weekend struck again affecting 11 villages in two parishes of Bushibino and Bukimuma in Bududa district. The landslides left 1,600 people seeking shelter in schools and trading centres.Item Legislators failing wetland conservation drive- RDCs(New Vision, 2018-04-09) Mugasha, ChrisResident District Commissioners (RDCs) in the western region have said some members of Parliament are failing Government policies. The Rubirizi district RDC, Kule Muranga, said whenever officials attempt to evict people from wetlands, MPs stop them on the pretext that these are Mzee's votes.Item Masaka leaders, NFA lock horns over abattoir(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-07) Kimbowa, IvanWhereas Forestry officials insist the land where the abattoir is to be built is a forest reserve, the district says it was turned into an industrial park.Item Museveni: Apaa land is in Adjumani.(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-14) Ocungi, JuliusSeven months after government handed over the contentious 40 square kilometers Apaa land to Adjumani district local government, president Museveni has defended the move.Item NEMA closes storage facility(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-10) Tajuba, Paul" Work at Karuma shouldn't be at the compromise of the environment".Item Nema, Chinese firm lock horns over sand mining in L.Victoria(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-02) Kiggundu, Joseph; Ssenkanbirwa, Al-MahdiThe National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has warned of devastating environmental consequences if Chinese investors insist on mining sand in Lake Victoria.Item NFA to give 10% of Nile forest reserve to residents(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-02) Kirya, DonaldThe National Forest Authority (NFA) will give 10% of the Nile bank central Forest reserve land to the three associations in order to restore the environment and initiate ecotourism in Butagaya sub-county, Jinja District.Item Programme to restore wetlands in offing(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-02) Tajuba, PaulGovernment has revealed that it is going to embark on a program aimed at restoring wetlands in various parts of the country. The project is targeting four million beneficiaries living in and around wetlands and relying on them for livelihood.Item Residents, investor clash over kabarole crater lakes(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-01) Basiime, Felix; Ashaba, AlexResidents say the decision to give Ferdsult Engineering company exclusive rights to fish from crater lakes is unconstitutional.