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    Minister Lugoloobi Beseeches Legislators to Unite against Climate Change

    The current account by the Standing Committee on Finance was guiding discussions to forge a way for sustainable, inclusive, and transparent climate finance solutions to loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

    Motor Vehicle Emissions Primarily Affect City Air Quality—Lukwago

    Addressing the issue of poor air quality in Kampala requires a multidimensional approach that combines regulatory measures, public education, and improvements in urban mobility. By focusing on these areas, it may be possible to significantly reduce vehicle emissions and improve the overall air quality in the city.

    COP29 Focuses on Climate Change Mechanisms and Finance—UN Secretary

    This year's COP29 is particularly notable as it has gathered a diverse group of stakeholders from nearly 200 countries to address pressing climate challenges and advance global commitments under the Paris Agreement, with an expected attendance of about 50,000 participants that include government officials, negotiators, media, and observers under the theme In Solidarity for a Green World.

    Nabakooba Cautions Public against Forgery of Land Documents

    The ministry has been issuing titles, but the exercise was recently halted to critically resolve the matter. Now officials at MZO are worried that public outcry is going to be so much.

    Serere Residents Decry Use of Oxen as Means of Transport

    In Uganda, 41% of the country's total area is experiencing degradation, and 12% is in a severe state of degradation, mostly soil erosion being a common form of degradation that is found on 85% of degraded roads that increases the government’s expenditure on road repairs.

    Mulching: A Sustainable Solution for Soil Erosion, Fertility in Uganda

    When farmers in Uganda adopt the practice, mulching, becomes a vital solution to farmers who are faced with challenges related to soil erosion that do disrupt farming activities, causing them to have poor yields.

    Nabakooba Vows to Address Mubende Forest Reserve Issue to President Museveni

    In 2018, the government, represented by the then State Minister for Environment, Dr. Mary Goreti Kitutu, halted the eviction of locals from three Mubende forests by the NFA. The minister directed the forestry body to embark on the degazetting process of these forests. These are Kasolo Forest Reserve in Kigando Sub County (3,244 hectares), Lusiba Forest Reserve in Nabingoola sub-county (670), and Muyinayina Forest Reserve.

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