Uganda loses between 90,000 to 120,000 hectares of forest annually. COMMENT | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO |  On the 21st day of March ...

ADJUMANI, Uganda – Under a searing midday sun, Olany Mario wipes his brow as he bends to water a bed of tiny green neem seedlings in the fertile soil of a tree nursery in Palabek refugee settlement, ...

Plantations have become a growing and significant part of Uganda’s forestry-based economy with more than $400m invested, ...

Opinion - Since time immemorial, forests have been a vital pillar for human sustenance. Covering about 32% of the Earth's land surface, or about 4.14 billion hectares, forests provide critical ...

In many homes across Kampala, the day begins with the crack of charcoal stoves. For millions of Ugandans, charcoal is not ...

The southern edge of the Mpanga Forest Reserve a rainforest, that is now regenerating after it was degraded by illegal loggers, farmers and villagers cutting down trees for firewood within Mpigi ...

Protecting regenerating forests is therefore not just an environmental concern; it is a matter of public safety, livelihoods, and national development. Healthy forests reduce disaster risks, support ...

Scientists are combing rain forests around the world for potential cures for cancer and other ailments, but the residents near Uganda’s last rain forests are are not waiting around for a multinational ...

From 16–19 September 2025, more than 40 stakeholders from government ministries, the National Forest Authority, NGOs, academia, development partners and UN agencies gathered in Jinja for a four-day ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

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