All posts tagged "NEMA"

Environment

UN Report: Ageing Populations Face Deadly Climate Threats

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal,” the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)...

Environment

Uganda Prepares 7th National Biodiversity Report, Emphasizing Inclusive Conservation

Jinja, Uganda – The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is leading a crucial workshop to prepare...

Environment

Uganda Marks World Environment Day 2025 with Call to End Plastic Pollution

Uganda, through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), is today, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, commemorating World...

Environment

Plastic Pollution in Uganda: Can We Recycle Ourselves Out of this Quagmire?

By William Lubuulwa Uganda finds itself grappling with a mounting plastic pollution crisis that threatens human...

Environment

Uganda’s NEMA Hosts Kenyan Counterparts for Benchmarking on Environmental Licensing System

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Uganda, is hosting a delegation from Kenya’s NEMA for a...

Environment

World Environment Day 2025 mobilises commitment, action to end plastic pollution globally

Jeju, Republic of Korea – Communities, civil society, businesses, and governments around the world today marked World Environment...

Environment

Environment Management in Uganda: Who Is Not Doing Their Part?

By William Lubuulwa As world citizens, today, 5th June, we celebrate the World Environment Day (WED)....

Opinion

An Open Letter to My New Pope: For the Sake of Uganda’s Environment

By William Lubuulwa Your Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Greetings from the green heart of Africa. Well,...

Environment

Greenpeace Africa Commends Uganda’s Commitment to Ending Single-Use Plastic Carrier Bags

Nairobi, 8 May 2025 — The Ugandan government has been commended for its move to ban...

Environment

Don’t Kill the Environment Messenger – Get the Message

By William Lubuulwa Marabou stork – that bird almost everyone loves to hate. Tall. Bald. Grim-faced....