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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 Rivers dry up in Acholi as dry spell hits harder(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-06) Ocungi, JuliusMany areas in Acholi sub-region are experiencing severe droughts. This has since seen water levels at numerous water bodies in the region receding.Item Scrap taxes on renewable energy to save environment.(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-01) Kabaale, CyrusMabira forest in Uganda is a rainforest covering area of about 300sq km. The forest has been protected as Mabira forest reserve since 1932. The rainforest is habitat for many endangered bird, animal and plant species.Item Build this modern house at an affordable amount(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-07) Atangaza, B. CarolyneItem Why Kampala keeps flooding.(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-09) Ngwomoya, AmosResidents scramble to cross the road by a meticulously makeshift wooden bridge planted over a large stinking pool of water in Bwaise III zone, Kawempe division.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 NEMA closes storage facility(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-10) Tajuba, Paul" Work at Karuma shouldn't be at the compromise of the environment".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 Trade in Beyo trees booms despite ban(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-09) Ocungi, JuliusDistrict officials accuse security officers of conniving with illegal timber dealers to violate ban.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 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.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 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 Scrap taxes on renewable energy to save environment(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-01) Kabaale, CyrusMabira forest in Uganda is a rainforest covering area of about 300sq km. The forest has been protected as the Mabira Forest Reserve since 1932. The rainforest is a habitat for many endangered bird, animal and plant species. Recently, the media reported that Mabira forest is fast disappearing as a result of numerous human activities.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.