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Uganda’s Adjumani District Names Rare Wild Coffee After Its Forest.
District Council resolution formally recognises ZOKA COFFEE — an indigenous wild variety found only in the Zoka Central Forest Reserve — following a civic petition by Friends of Zoka, opening […] More
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in Environment & ClimateWHY THE ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO DECAY AND COLLAPSE DESPITE ENORMOUS KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND CONCERN.
1. There is no more boundary between the natural and unnatural because of the exacerbated technoarrogance and technostupidity, greed and selfishness of humanity. We should not continue to put God […] More
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in Environment & ClimateADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC LEARNING IN UGANDA
You may or may not have heard of the idea of environmental public learning. More commonly we talk of environmental learning as if it is an individualist undertaking aimed at […] More
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in Environment & Climate, Identity & Culture, Religion and Spirituality, Travel and AdventureBethel Chapel: The Tiny Church with a Mighty Spirit in West Nile
High atop the rolling Biku Hills in Erussi Sub-county, Nebbi District, sits a tiny but extraordinary marvel of faith — Bethel Chapel. Though small in size, its reputation has traveled […] More
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HOW THE BIOTIC RIGHTS OF SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS ARE VIOLATED IN UGANDA
ABSTRACT This article examines the philosophical foundations and empirical violations of biotic rights—the inherent rights of non-human species and ecosystems—within the Ugandan context. Drawing from ecocentric philosophy, Earth jurisprudence, and […] More
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in Environment & ClimateThe Pakwach River Nile Bank Flooding: An Analysis of Contributing Factors
Did you realise that six years ago we did not have this flooding problem at Pakwach? The recent flooding along the Pakwach section of the River Nile highlights a need […] More
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in Environment & ClimateINTEGRATING MULTIPLE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND MANGEMENT
Environmental Conservation and management in Uganda in particular and Africa in general by bringing the knowledge and practices of people from different disciplinary knowledge in the false hope that ecosystems, […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Environment & Climate, Finance, Markets and Economics, Innovation, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and IndustryAn End to Ugandan Mediocrity
Ugandans are known globally as some of the most wonderful people – at least that is what most people say. If you went around the world asking what people thought […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Community & Opinion, Environment & Climate, Health and Medicine, Innovation, Science and Technology, Writing and LiteratureTurning Kampala’s Trash into Treasure
The Rise of Composting Imagine a Kampala where food scraps and garden trimmings don’t end up clogging landfills, but instead transform into rich, black gold: compost. This isn’t a far-fetched […] More
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in Environment & ClimateLessons from geography. The earth, time zones and it's lithosphere .
I’ll start here; being unable to work out how the earth is connected by magnets, the south and north poles. It has also left my understanding famished how the earth […] More
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in Environment & ClimateTHE TRAGEDY OF BWAISE FLOODS, WHY THEY HAVE BECOME PERSISTENT AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
Despite the interventions from different stakeholders towards finding an everlasting solution, floods have remained a big threat to both the lives and livelihoods of people within and around Bwaise and […] More
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in Environment & Climate, Religion and SpiritualityLinking Christianity, Environment and Development in Uganda.
When I agreed to the invitation by Prof. Wangoola Wangoola in 1994 to address the Colloquium of Bishops of Uganda at Lweza on the topic “Linking Christianity, Environment and Development […] More
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in Environment & ClimateENVIRONMENTAL SABOTAGE ON THE RISE IN UGANDA AS ACCOUNTABILITY OF POWER DECLINES.
Environmental sabotage (also known as ecotage or ecological sabotage) may be due to deliberate acts of property damage or destruction by environmentalists aimed at preventing environmental harm or disrupting projects […] More
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in Environment & ClimateRETHINKING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF UGANDA’S DIVERSE ECOLOGIES.
In Uganda environmental conservation is done as a technical rather than an ecological and cultural undertaking. The unity of human communities and nature is continuously abused. The reason for this […] More
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in Environment & Climate, Journalism and MediaPEN AND VOICE: A PRESS, JOURNALISM FOR OUR PLANET NEEDED IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS
Pen and voice are two jointed weapons that have been used for centuries to liberate Man and Homo sapiens from dictatorial rulers. Together they are more powerful than the gun, […] More
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THE VANISHING SANCTUARY: UNRAVELLING THE COLLAPSE OF GENUINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN 21ST CENTURY UGANDA.
Introduction: The Essence and Erosion of Conservation Environmental conservation is, at its heart, a philosophy and practice of sustaining the diversity, integrity, and resilience of life on Earth. It is […] More
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Why Uganda Needs the Old and Elderly towards the 22nd Century: Safeguarding Ecological Identity Against the Politics of Interests
Abstract As Uganda commemorates the 60th anniversary of its formation from 15 ancient traditional nations on 9th October 2026, this article argues that the nation is committing a slow, silent […] More
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Successful waste management demands an end-to-end ecosystem unified by strategic communication.
While the widespread adoption and distribution of waste segregation bins across Ugandan institutions signals a commendable shift in organizational ESG awareness, these strides are currently unsustainable. The most significant failure […] More

















