Food systems and climate change
<p>Climate change is both a negative outcome of environmentally damaging food systems, and a threat to the future of food production and the livelihoods that depend on it. The Sustainable Diets for All
Uganda
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Uganda: 15 Tonnes of Ivory Seized in Five Years, Says Uwa
Jinja — The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) says it has seized 15 tonnes of ivory from within and outside Uganda over the past five years. Ms Margret Kasumba, an enforcement Manager at UWA, made the revelation
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Measuring the success of East African protected areas
East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) contains 1,776 protected areas (including 186 "strict" protected areas) covering more than 27 percent of its terrestrial area. Researchers at UC
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'Cutting everything in sight': Ugandans vow to curb rampant deforestation
GULU, Uganda, March 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The convulsive rhythms of local "lakubukubu" music blast from the back of a pickup truck in the dusty town of Pajule, where two towering trees give
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Deadly plague breaks out on Uganda-Congo border, WHO says
A deadly form of plague has broken out on Uganda’s border with Democratic Republic of Congo and several people are thought to have died of the disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
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Uganda: Rural HIV Patients Becoming Resistant to ARVs- Report
Many people living with HIV in rural areas are developing drug resistance due to lack of access to their daily antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), lack of food and drug stock-outs and shortages. Some of the
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Uganda: Will New Law Save Decreasing Kampala's Green Spaces?
A new law that seeks to regulate the management and control of Kampala city's green infrastructure is in the offing. The Urban Green Infrastructure Ordinance, 2019, a copy which Daily Monitor has seen,
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Uganda: Locals Draw Dirty Water As Government Project Wastes Away
Nakasongola — The fishing communities at Lwampanga Landing Site in Nakasongola District have accused government officials of failing a project that had been planned to extend safe and clean water to them.
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Uganda: WFP Spends U.S.$147 Million On Food Purchases in Uganda
The World Food Programme has spent a total of $147m in the last three years in purchasing food rations in Uganda. Last year, the UN agency announced Uganda as a major hub for purchasing food. Mr El-Khidir
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Scientists inventing new TB vaccine
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) TB is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. Scientists are inventing a
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Uganda: Poor Garbage Disposal Haunts Town Dwellers
Luweero — The blame game on who is responsible for littering the streets of Bombo Town has attracted concern of several stakeholders, including the Luweero District leaders led by the Resident District