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November 30th, 2012

Unlocking progress on REDD+: sector coordination in Uganda

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3 July 2012

Plant trees, get paid

At least 2,500 farmers in the western districts of Uganda are earning extra cash to boost their livelihoods by planting trees alongside their crops in a scheme that is helping to sequester carbon dioxide.
 

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06 May 2012

Museveni angry over NGO report on land grabbing

Oxfam and Uganda Land Alliance face deregistration

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May 9, 2012

Uganda says could eject Oxfam over land grab claims

(reuters) Uganda has threatened to kick out Oxfam after the British charity accused the government of complicity in violent land grabs for commercial gains, according to the interior ministry.

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May 2, 2012

Uganda ‘tree banks’ offer investors good returns

For Peter Nyeko, a Ugandan businessman always on the lookout for the next hot investment, nothing in the world beats the humble tree.

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March 10 2012

Tension as 15,000 ignore eviction notice

Tension over land ownership is brewing in Ssemabable District as at least 15,300 people, said to be encroachers in the area, continue to ignore an eviction order by the police and district leaders.

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November 24, 2011

UGANDAN PRESIDENT MUSEVENI STOPS SALE OF FORESTS

KAMPALA, Nov 24 (NNN-NEW VISION) -- PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has stopped the leasing of chunks of forest reserves to individuals to plant trees.

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February 03, 2012

Ugandans Invest in Trees, For Profit, Conservation

Wealthy investors in Uganda are taking advantage of a new money-making opportunity investing in trees. Trees have become an attractive investment because of the rising cost of timber and the allure of carbon credits. The Ugandan government sees these so-called "tree banks" as a means to combat deforestation. But practice remains controversial.

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9 January 2012

Deforestation and Destruction of Wetlands Heats Up Kabale

Kabale — In the early 1990s Kabale was nicknamed "The Switzerland of Africa" by white settlers because of its cool weather. But with environment degradation and accompanying high temperatures, the name rings hollow.

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2011-07-19

Mutagamba Frustrated By National Forestry Authority Leadership

Water and Environment Minister, Maria Mutagamba says she is frustrated by people she appoints to head National Forestry Authority but end up being involved in corruption scandals.

Water and Environment Minister, Maria Mutagamba says she is frustrated by people she appoints to head National Forestry Authority but end up being involved in corruption scandals.

Mutagamba says many of the officials she has appointed to the Forestry Authority board go through scrutiny by state security agencies but turn out to be corrupt when they take up office.

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