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| Mabira forest giveaway hosted by Richard Komakech/Adminstrator |
Cabinet has agreed to give away part of Mabira forest for sugar cane growing. What is your reaction?
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| authored by Evelyn on 8. February 2010 at 23:36 |
| I though t this shitty idea died a permanent death |
| foolish decision authored by kalengera on 3. February 2010 at 19:53 |
This is a foolish decision made by a foolish cabinet the effects of which will be felt for generations to come.
Even a small child can understand that deforestation is a recipe for disaster; go and ask the people of Haiti if you don't believe me.
What we sorely need here in this country is a 'thinking' cabinet; not this bunch of yes-men who have their heads stuck so far up their rectums and are unaware of the consequences of their 'deliberations'... |
| Mabira forest authored by Regina Nandala on 31. January 2010 at 12:06 |
I say no to Mabira give away.In the schools they teach us about mabira forest,others are planting more trees to save the climate and this politicians of ours are giving away.Why is it that only these indian industries want always our forests? You can plant sugarcanes on none forest land too,they have to manure them and have their godammn sugar canes grown and they can afford it too.These sugarxanes won´t save us from the clmate change.Either we act now and do something for mother nature or our children and grand children will go down with it and there won´t be anymore the green pearl of africa.
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| Tropical forests and rainfall authored by Patrick Davey on 26. January 2010 at 15:21 |
| The tragedy continues. When will they learn that unlike in northern countries in the tropics rain depends on the forests. The process of rain formation is different. Uganda needs all the rain it can get for agriculture and hydroelectric power, this is all the more critical with the glaciers due to vanish in fifteen years. How short sighted can you be? |
| Mabira, the Uganda. authored by kayiwa on 26. January 2010 at 11:59 |
| The forest is Uganda's identity. If we can not find any other place, then Uganda will be given out too. Lybia is planting trees, Uganda is clearing forests. What a shame!! |
| please protect the earth ~conserve/preserve enviroment authored by deon on 16. January 2010 at 02:27 |
Conserve, preserve enviroment. Gaurd against climate change -global warmimg, floods, earthquakes...all the developments in Haiti -Port au prince -all brought down by earthquakes.
If we don't protect/conserve/preserve we pay the price dearly
We cannot only look at development from one point of view or just in terms of buildings no that would be short-sightedness.... |
| give government a chance authored by khasifa ninsiima on 14. January 2010 at 10:48 |
| The cabinet is of the republic of Uganda therefore we must accept that the decision made is to benefit us under all circumstances. If there is free land for development,let chance be given to government officials responsible for the mabila deal to go on with such. At times,we as ugandans hardly want to accept the reality that what government has in place for us is beneficial. Bias is all that which is concealed in most people's mind forgetting that all sucess comes from risking and chance. lets risk just like all the sucessful entreprenuers in order to get Uganda somewhere ahead with prosperity for all. |
| Importance of Mabira forest. Keep Mabira!!!!! authored by Ann Kyokusiima on 6. January 2010 at 16:03 |
It´s so clear that our leaders have totally run out of their senses. Uganda depends on these forests! To sell Mabira forest will mean to sell people’s lives into slavery of both poverty and climate slavery.
Here are some of the reasons as to why Mabira forest should not and Must not be turned into sugarcane plantation.
Home to local communities:
Mabira Forest for some of the leaders who are short sighted, directly supports livelihoods of poor people in Uganda and is a home to the world´s terrestrial biodiversity. Locals depend on forests as source of food, medicine, shelter and not to mention local fuels. Please don’t jeopardize poverty eradication efforts and climate change efforts by cutting transferring the forest into a sugarcane plantation. The sugarcane will increase diabetes and malaria.
To some of you who are rich enough to afford medical attention, and Air Condition in your offices and houses, while the temperatures rise, try to think of the poor people, the young generation whose futures you are joking with and experimenting with. It is us who will take on excruciating sufferings caused by our inconsiderate leaders.
Climate Change:
I know that our leaders may not really care about this so much. But it is a fact and it affects lots of lives. Don’t bring tsunami to Uganda. Tropical forests cover about 15% of the world´s land surface and contain about 25% of the carbon in the terrestrial biosphere. If we cut these forests down, it means that we contribute to emissions and heat trapping C02 in the atmosphere, which adds to the effects of global warming, which causes floods, rivers drying, low levels of lake Victoria basin, higher atmospheric temperatures to mention but a few. Kabale district a few years back experienced almost no malaria because it was too cold for mosquitoes to inhabit there. The temperatures were rather cool. It is not the case now. People are hit by malaria from time to time in Kabale. That is due to the changes in the climate for those of you who care to know. And keeping our forests and more afforestation will help in climate change.
Let us think about Uganda´s future and not just our pockets and power!
Keep Mabira Forest and for every tree that is cut down, please remember to plant 2 more.
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| Preserve your forests and protect your natural resources authored by daniel on 20. December 2009 at 14:10 |
It is a criminal act to tear down natural forests solely to plant sugar cane. Here in the U.K. only twelve per cent of our land now has tree cover, and most of this is not natural woodland. We have long, never ending, soulless, green prairies of crops that stretch for miles...and whenever I go for a walk, in what used to be the countryside, it frightens me as to the extent to which our natural environment has been denuded.
There are many reasons why you should protect your forest cover. If large areas of forest are cleared this could have an effect on local climates. And East Africa is already seeing significant climatic changes: it is essential to protect bio-diversity. When the Swazi's cleared their forests to plant thousands of hectares of sugar cane they found their houses increasingly started to attract unwelcome visitors....black mamba's. When forest cover starts to vanish, snakes nest in the sugar cane, which brings them in closer proximity to people....and they frequently find their ways into houses and compounds. New viruses are also known to emerge on the edge of forests.
Unlike the U.K., Uganda has a resilient economy. We may be rich here, but we are very dependent. If our oil supplies dried up, our economy would collapse within a month or two...and starvation would follow. Uganda has enormous natural advantages. An all year growing season, a good climate, lots of survivng eco-system,, And it has not yet made the mistake of industrialising. It should protect its natural forests, because you do not know what you have until you lose them. Protect your forests..... |
| Saddened by this news authored by Haida Bolton on 1. December 2009 at 22:23 |
It saddens me that the Ugandan parliament are so short sighted that they would give away precious forest to sugar cane growing. We can live without sugar but we cannot live without fresh air and water, which is what forests like Mabira give to Uganda as well as the world.
I talk to many people in Canada each year about how Uganda gives me hope for a future with sustainable forest ecosystems. But this kind of news will darken my story. These kind of unsustainable decisions will weaken my efforts at making Uganda look like a country of hope - hope for people, animals and a greener, cleaner Africa and planet.
I hope the Ugandan parliament will not destroy any more of its precious forest. Protect it, cherish it and help it grow, for the benefit of life for future generations. |
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