Conservation

By Kampala Post Reporter

The National Forestry Authority (NFA), in collaboration with the Bugoma Primate Conservation Project, has launched a new eco-tourism initiative aimed at preserving the Bugoma Central Forest Reserve and promoting sustainable tourism.

The senior presidential advisor for special operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, along with his wife Charlotte and their children, spent the past few days at Kabalega National Park which is also known as Murchison Falls National Park.

As the world continues getting ravaged by the hard-hitting impacts of Climate Change, the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO Uganda) has amplified efforts aimed at mitigating this dilemma. 

President Yoweri Museveni met and held a brief interaction with Mexican global conservationist and media influencer Arturo Islas Allende during the Presidential Investors Conference at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.

Plastic waste will be put to good use as an alternative fuel in cement production thanks to a new partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and Hima Cement Limited.

Fewer than one in five companies (18%) are currently on track to reach net zero emissions in their operations by 2050, and over a third (38%) say they cannot make further investments in decarbonization in the current economic environment, according to new research from Accenture.

Last year, the National Research Repository of Uganda (NRU) indicated that imports and use of packaging and plastics in Uganda have increased by six-fold within the last three years which has escalated the growing challenge for sustainable plastic imports, product packaging, and waste management

The Ministry of Water and Environment in partnership with a number of private firms, including Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), Stanbic Bank Uganda, Total Energies EP Uganda, development and civil society partners among others has once again held a national tree planting day as part of the ROOTS (

Lake Victoria is set for a refresh when Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) participates in World Cleanup Day activities organised by Uganda Junior Rangers. CCBU will participate in the cleanup exercise and provide waste bins to boost the management of plastic waste.