Uganda
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21 Maio 2021
Livestock farmers in Gomba District have asked Parliament to swiftly intervene and block attempts by National Forestry Authority (NFA) to parcel out the remaining part of two central forest reserves of Kalombe and Nsowe to private investors.
NFA is mandated to manage all central forest reserves in…
20 Maio 2021
Kampala (Agencia Fides) – “La situación está empeorando a medida que las poblaciones de distritos enteros son expulsadas por la fuerza de sus tierras. Los desalojos forzosos son un claro indicio de que se están violando los derechos de las personas”, afirma un informe del Denis Hurley Peace…
20 Maio 2021
Kampala (Agence Fides) - " La situation s'aggrave alors que les populations de districts entiers sont déplacées de force de leurs terres. Les expulsions forcées indiquent clairement que les droits des personnes sont violés", indique un rapport du Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), un organisme de…
20 Maio 2021
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – “The situation is getting worse as residents of entire regions are forcibly evicted from their lands. Forced evictions are a clear indication of violations of people’s rights,” according to a report by the Dennis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), a research organization…
19 Maio 2021
O Centro de Ética Energética lançou o concurso Africa@2050 Ficção Climática, uma iniciativa para reunir escritores e pesquisadores com o objetivo de elaborar, de forma colaborativa, soluções inovadoras e de futuro para os desafios colocados pelas mudanças climáticas ao continente africano e ao…
19 Maio 2021
Aumentam de forma perigosa os casos de "açambarcamento de terras", em Uganda, denuncia um Relatório divulgado na segunda-feira, 17 de maio, pelo "Denis Hurley Peace Institute" (Dhpi), o centro da Igreja Católica Sul-Africana para a promoção da reconciliação e paz.
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17 Maio 2021
The government has reclaimed the Naguru-Nakawa land after 10 years.
The land had been given to Opec Prime Properties, an investor, to construct a satellite city.
Dr Chris Baryomunsi, the State minister for Housing and Urban Development, said the land has been earmarked for the construction of a…
15 Maio 2021
The private sector has been commended for their contribution to import substitution through the escalation of the growing of oil palm.
“The private sector is playing a critical role in the development of our country with the extension of oil palm growing to Buvuma. Through this extension,…
15 Maio 2021
Early this year the world commemorated the International Day of Forests, with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) joining Uganda to reiterate their commitment to restoring forests and degraded lands, as well as calling for action to reduce deforestation.
Background
The call for forest…
13 Maio 2021
A mineral water company Hema Beverages has run to court in a case in which it seeks to recover Shs216m from a real estate cum land seller.
Hema Beverages claims it was defrauded in a land deal after it later discovered that the land they had paid for had already been sold.
In a case filed before…
8 Maio 2021
The High Court in Kampala has ruled that National Environmental Authority was right to allow sugarcane growing on Bugoma Forest land.
Conservationists including Water and Environment Media Network Uganda Limited (WEMNET-U), National Association of Professional Environmentalists(NAPE) and the…
7 Maio 2021
Cabinet has started considering fresh amendments to the different laws relating to land management. The State Minister for Urban Development, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, says there are plans to amend the Land Act to allow for compulsory land acquisition to eliminate one of the main bottlenecks to…