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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Storm displaces thousands in Pallisa(New Vision, 2026-02-18) Okwakoi, LawrenceOver 1,000 residents of Omukulai and Opogono wards in Kibale town council, Pallisa district, were left homeless after a storm that struck on saturday afternoon stripped off roofs, flattened houses and destroyed crops.Item Uganda needs shs99 trillion by 2030 to fight climate change(New Vision, 2026-02-18) Kayizzi, John RicksUganda will require at least $2.1b (shs99 trillion) over the next seven years to effectively mitigate and adapt to climate change, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revealed. The ministry warned that failure to act decisively could slash the country's economic output by as much as 70% by 2050.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.