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Item World wetlands day : bridging culture and conservation.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-03) Mwesigwa, HowardThis year's World Wetlands Day themed; "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage, invites us not merely to look at wetlands as ecological assets, but as living archives of culture, wisdom and identity. In Uganda, this theme could not be timelier.Item Lake Victoria maritime project well on course, report reveals.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-01) Angurini, Tom BrianA report by the African Development Bank (AFDB) has shown that the Uganda component of the Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communications and Transport (MLVMCT) Project continues to demonstrate strong progress toward its development objective of enhancing maritime safety, strengthening regulatory oversight and promoting safer, more efficient lake transport operations.Item Herbal researchers launch drive to preserve indigenous trees.(New Vision, 2026-03-23) Nsubuga, HenryAfter three decades of conservation work, a team of 15 herbal researchers in Mukono district is offering renewed hope for the preservation of endangered indigenous plant species.Item Nametsi landslide survivors living in limbo, 16 years later.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-06) Wambede, Fred; Wabushenda, AndrewSixteen years after a deadly land-slide struck Nametsi Parish in Bundesi sub-county, Bududa district, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still battling painful memories. Many continue to live in landslide-prone areas with limited access to essential services.Item Uganda left on the edge as water bankruptcy beckons.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-08) Owiny, Jolly TobbiasWith chronic groundwater over-allocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation and rising pollution. Uganda is increasingly exposed to the growing global threat of water bankruptcy, a crisis that has already left billions of people without reliable access to water or facing severe drought.Item Lango chief cautions against environmental degradation(New Vision, 2026-03-24) Okino, PatrickThe Lango paramount Chief, Eng. Dr Michael Odongo Okune has warned communities against environmental degradation, saying it poses serious and far-reaching consequences for human survival and development.Item Lake Victoria and the story of six blind men.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-06) Odoobo, Bichachi CTwo stories in the Thursday edition of the daily newspapers caught my attention. First was Daily Moonitor's "Residents suffocate as lake victoria chocks on pollution" and then New Vision's "Lake Victoria turns green, four smell hits communities".Item Lake Victoria maritime project well on course, report reveals(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-01) Angurini, Tom BrianA report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has shown that the Uganda component of the Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communications and Transport (MLVMCT) Project continues to demonstrate strong progress toward its development objective of enhancing maritime safety, strengthening regulatory oversight, and promoting safer, more efficient lake transport operations.Item Communities should play the biggest role in wetland preservation.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-04) Nuwamanya, MercyEvery year on the February 2, Uganda joins the reset of the world to celebrate world wetlands day to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for people and our plannet.Item Bukenya wants encroachers evicted from Kyewaga forest reserve swamp.(New Vision, 2026-03-24) Nantakiika, JobFormer vice-president and presidential adviser on environmental matters, Gilbert Bukenya, has called on the Ministry of Water and Environment to evict individuals who have constructed buildings in the swamp within Kyewaga Forest Reserve.Item Lira city gears up for national boys football championship.(New Vision, 2026-03-12) Ekol, JosephPreparations are gatherings pace in Lira City as the area gets ready to host the 2026 Uganda Secondary Schools sports association national boys football championship. The tournament will take place at Lira Town College located in the East Division of the city, with teams expected to arrive on May 10 before the competietion runs through to May 20.Item Pests invade sango bay oil palm nursery.(New Vision, 2026-03-06) Buregyeya, DismusDomestic and Nile rats have invaded the Sango bay oil palm nucleus nursery in Kakuuto sub-county, Kyotera district causing sustancial damage to over one million seedlings.Item Nema moves to protect wetlands in Busoga.(New Vision, 2026-03-16) Bita, GeorgeBugweri district last year planned to destroy a 31-hectare wetland along Iganga-Tororo highway, however, the National Enviroment Management Authority (NEMA) stepped into block the move.Item Conservationists turn to schools to fight deforestation in northern Uganda.(Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Owiny, Tobbias JollyEnvironmental conservationists have derived a new approach to revive the severely dwindling tree cover and restore the degraded environment in northern Uganda following indiscriminate deforestation for commercial charcoal production and timber trade, the Daily Monitor has learnt. The approach, which offers hope by training and indoctrinating learners on reforestation and the dangers of environmental degradation and severe climate impacts, is a systematic shift from the traditional protection methods and restoration initiatives, which are said to have offered limited impact.Item Climate change threatens coffee farming.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-07) Ssali, MichaelMuch as it is no longer shocking news to be informed about any evils that climate change has come along with, your columnist who is actually a coffee farmer in Lwengo district landed on some bad news concerning the effect of climate change on coffee farming.Item Floods leave West Nile residents in misery.(Daily Monitor, 2026-04-02) Okello, Felix WaromFor generations, river Nile, Ora and Enyau have been the lifeline of the West Nile sub-region. However, over the years, after downpours, the rivers have burst their banks and swallowed gardens and home, resulting in displacement, injuries and sometime death.Item Widow recovers Land After 21-Year Legal Battle.(New Vision, 2026-05-19) Alomu, Emmy DeluxAfter enduring more than two decades of pain, uncertainty and an exhausting legal fight, 80-year-old Modessa Akot, a widow from Omirimir village in Obur parish, Bululu sub county, Kalaki district. has finally regained ownership of her land, bringing to an end a bitter dispute that began shortly after the death of her husband in 2005.Item Fishing communities decry hardships in retrieving bodies of drowned victims.(New Vision, 2026-03-20) Amanyire, SamuelKasese is among the few districts naturally endowed with lakes, including George, Edward and Katwe. These lakes, characterised by several landing sites and fishing villages, are a transport means for commodities to and from DR Congo 9DRC), and multiple tourist activities.Item Ugandan artefacts returned from UK.(New Vision, 2026-05-16) Kakembo, TitusMore than half of a century is long enough for absence to start masquerading as truth, Memory thins, Ownership blurs.Item Congratulatory message to H.E. the president.(New Vision, 2026-05-12) Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)The ministry of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries( MAAIF), through the Uganda climate smart agricultural transformation project (UCSAIP). warmly congratulates His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni upon his resounding re-election as president of the republic of Uganda for the 2026-2031 term.